NHTSA Complaint #10882476 — 2015 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE

ON JUNE 29, 2016 WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP TO MADISON, FL. PULLING OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES, WE GOT OFF I-10 ONTO US HWY 27 AND AFTER ABOUT 3 BLOCKS, A TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER BLEW OUT. MY HUSBAND CHANGED TO THE SPARE TIRE AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR JOURNEY HOME. ABOUT 300 MILES LATER AND ABOUT 45 MINUTES FROM HOME ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS ONE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAMPER. WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT I-65 AND PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF FLYING J ON DANIEL PAYNE DRIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL TO CALL FOR HELP. WE BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE FAULTY BECAUSE EVEN ANOTHER ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES THAT CAME ON OUR CAMPER LOOKS LIKE THE STEEL BELTS HAVE SEPARATED AND IT IS ABOUT TO BLOW OUT. THESE TIRES ARE ON A 2015 MODEL CAMPER AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INFLATED AND STORED IN A CLOSED BUILDING OR COVERED WITH TIRE COVERS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAMPER IN MAY 2014. WHEN EACH TIRE BLEW, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAMPER SO THAT WE ARE NOW FACED WITH NOT ONLY PURCHASING NEW TIRES BUT MUST HAVE REPAIRS DONE TO THE CAMPERS AUTO LEVELING SYSTEM AND THE FENDERS MUST BE REPLACED.