NHTSA Complaint #11166443 — 2015 ENTEGRA ASPIRE

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTHBOUND JUST NORTH OF OCALA, FL WHEN MY 2015 ENTEGRA ASPIRE MOTORHOME SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT TO THE LEFT FRONT STEER TIRE. THE TIRE TYPE IS A GOODYEAR G670RV 295/80R22.5. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AS WELL AS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. THIS AREA HOUSED A WIRING HARNESS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR THE BODY COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIRE BELT FRAGMENTS DAMAGED THE VEHICLE I WAS TOWING AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER PERSON'S VEHICLE WHO WAS BEHIND MY MOTORHOME ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURED MY WIFE POSTED ON AN ENTEGRA SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF TIRE ON THEIR MOTORHOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE MOTORHOME AS I DO NOT TRUST THE GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE MOTORHOME. THE DATE CODE ON THE TIRES WERE (1914) SO ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DRY ROTTING ON THE TIRES AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SIT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.