NHTSA Complaint #11128375 — 2017 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL

WE HAVE A 2017 CARDINAL 5TH WHEEL, AND IN JUNE 2018 WE GOT BACK FROM CAMPING AND WHILE IN TRAILER EMPTYING OUR THINGS OUT WE HEARD A LOUD BAND. IT ENDED UP BEING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT GOOD YEAR MARATHON ST TIRE THAT BLEW DUE TO A LARGE BULGE ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. WE CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID TO FIND A GOODYEAR PLACE TO HAVE THEM REPLACE AND THE DEALER COULD DEAL WITH THEM. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR OUR REFUND. NOW SEPT 8TH 2018 DRIVING HOME TO CA FROM UT WE PULLED INTO JEAN NV TO GET FUEL AND I NOTICED A BULGE ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WE PUT THE SPARE ON AND CONTINUED ON THE ROAD. WE PULLED OVER ON THE 58 FRWY IN BARSTOW AND CHECKED TIRES AND ALL WAS WELL. WE CONTINUED ON AND WE EXITED OFF THE 58 IN MOJAVE A CAR CAME BY AND SAID WE WERE ON OUR RIM. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT WAS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THIS HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SKIRT OF TRAILER, WHEEL WELL. LUCKILY THERE WAS A 24 HOUR TRUCK AND TIRE PLACE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIND SOMETHING TO GET US HOME SINCE WE WERE ONLY 20 MINS. AWAY FROM HOME. WE PAID THEM $80 FOR THE USED TIRE AND RIM THEY FOUND IN THEIR SHOP TO GET US HOME. ONCE WE GOT HOME AND PULLED THE SLIDES OUT WE FOUND AND TIRE FLAKES WERE INSIDE THE TRAILER, PIECES OF TIRE STUCK UNDER THE SLIDE, AND DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING AFTER GOODYEAR SINCE THIS IS THE 3RD TIRE TO HAVE A PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE MARATHON ST TIRES. GOODYEAR NEEDS TO PUT SAFETY AS A PRIORITY, AS IF THEIR OWN FAMILY WAS DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES