NHTSA Complaint #11342379 — 2019 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS EQUIPPED WITH LIONS HEAD TIRES, TIRE LINE: CASTLE ROCK, TIRE SIZE: ST225/75/R15, DOT NUMBER: 3418. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM SLIDE OUT, THE FENDER FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DUAL TIRES, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE A BLOWOUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GENERAL RV CENTER (13396 E, US-92, DOVER, FL 33527) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE RV AND TIRES WERE 1,500.