NHTSA Complaint #10888049 — 2015 KEYSTONE LAREDO

A 2015 TRAVEL TRAILER, KEYSTONE LAREDO 240MK PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2015 HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM, CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD: WHILE UNDERWAY WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BOLT PATTERN DID NOT MATCH THE AXLE LUGS. IT WAS CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE. WE HAD TO MANAGE TO CRAWL TO A SAFER PLACE WHERE FROM HELP COULD BE SUMMONED. AN INEXPERIENCED OR OLDER DRIVER MAY MISTAKENLY HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE WHEEL WAS SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE AXLE AND DRIVEN OFF. THAT WOULD UNQUESTIONABLY HAVE RESULTED IN THE WHEEL SHEERING OFF THE LUGS AND A 'RUN-AWAY' WHEEL ON THE HIGHWAY, POSSIBLY CAUSING ALL KIND OF ACCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURER, KEYSTONE OF GOSHEN, IN, HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR 2 WEEKS LATER HAVE YET TO RESPOND. I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY TRAVEL TRAILER WITH THAT PROBLEM, AND I THINK NHRSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER ASAP, SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE A USEABLE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL.