NHTSA Complaint #766316 — 1998 FLEETWOOD STORM

EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE OPERATING WITH NORMAL TIRE PRESSURE, NOT OVERWEIGHT AT 62MPH. THIS TIRE DID HAVE GOOD TREAD. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE TIRE UPON FAILURE. THERE IS ON THIS (AND APPARENTLY MANY) MOTERHOME A LARGE WIRING BUNDLE LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE TIRE JUST ABOVE AXLE LEVEL, THAT PROVIDES MAJOR POWER TO THE ACCESSORIES INCLUDING GAS APPLIANCES AND RELATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE TIRE FAILED, WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT AN UNKNOWN OCCURRANCE IN ANY VEHICLE, THE TIRE TREAD SEVERED AND SHREDED THIS ENTIRE WIRING BUNDLE INCLUDING RIPPING WIRES THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE MOTORHOME. I FEEL THE LOCATION OF THESE WIRING BUNDLES IS A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION A NEEDLESS EXPENSE TO REPAIR WERE THE WIRES IN EITHER A SAFER LOCATION OR PROPERLY SHIELDED TO WITHSTAND A TIRE FAILURE.