NHTSA Complaint #10905911 — 2009 KEYSTONE MONTANA

ON SEPTEMBER 7 2016 I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON I 64 AT APROX. 4:00 PM IN TRAFFIC JUST AFTER MILE 19 I HERD A LOUD BANG AND SAW DEBRIS FLYING OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY RV. I PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE TREAD ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND KNOCKED OFF THE VALVE STEM FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LEAVING ME WITH 2 FLAT TIRES. I ALWAYS USE A TPMS AND AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THAT TIRE WAS AT 85 PSI AND A TIRE TEMPERATURE OF 109 DEGREES. AFTER GETTING HOME I INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING 2 SPLITS ON THE SIDE WALL ABOUT 4 INCHES APART RUNNING FROM BEAD TO BEAD, AN AREA OF OLD RUST ON THE STEEL BELTS, AND A FARE AMOUNT OF UNBOND OF THE RUBBER FROM THE STEEL BELT ALSO THE STEEL BELT WAS BROKEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE 90 DEGREES TO THE TREAD. MY RV IS STORED INDOORS SO THERE IS NO UV DAMAGE AND WHEN NOT IN USE I KEEP IT OFF OF THE GROUND ON BLOCKS.