NHTSA Complaint #564504 — 1999 FOUR WINDS DUTCHMEN

GENERAL LT225/75R16D. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE WENT FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE OUTSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE COLLAPSED LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. A TOW TRUCK RESPONDED AND REMOVED THE TWO LEFT TIRES WITH A SPARE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH A PATCH AND THAT THE OUTSIDE LEFT REAR HAD A COLLAPSED SIDEWALL DUE TO THE SUDDEN TRANSFER OF WEIGHT WHEN THE INSIDE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THAT THE D LOAD RATING WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE MOTORHOME GVWR. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL SIX OF THE MOTOR HOME TIRES WITH A FIRESTONE MODEL THAT CARRIED A CLASS E LOAD RATING. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT