1999 ALFA TRAVEL TRAILER — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

DT: WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL, AND AFTER LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON FOUR OF THE 80 PSI FIRESTONE TIRES ALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THEIR TREAD. THREE OF THE TIRES STAYED INFLATED AFTER THE SEPARATION, BUT THE FOURTH BLEW OUT AT THE TIME OF SEPARATION. ON THE FIRST INSTANCE THE DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CHECK ALL THE TIRES WITH THAT VIN. *AK TIRE MERCHANT REFUSED TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. *TT

FIRESTONE TIRES, THE ENTIRE TREAD ROLLED OFF. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE TO DO THIS. SINCE THEN TWO MORE HAVE STARTED TO BREAK APART. THIS IS 4 OUT OF SEVEN ORIGINAL TIRES TO GO. *CB

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A 1999, ALFA, TRAVEL TRAILER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16, AND THE DOT# V611B1A109. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TREAD DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, ANOTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING JUST 300 MILES LATER AND CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, ANOTHER TIRES TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT HIS DEDUCTIBLE, THE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE TWO TIRES SHIPPED, AND HELP WITH THE COST OF NEW TIRES, STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. *SLC

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ON A 1999 ALFA, TRAVEL TRAILER (5TH WHEEL VEHICLE); ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT245/75R16/10, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. THREE DAYS LATER, LEFT REAR EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. 1ST REPLACEMNET WAS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COS/ 2ND. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT NO COST. $1200 WERE RECEIVED ON BOTH INCIDENTS. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE OF $1200 TO THE TRAILER DUE TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT. *YH

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A TRAVEL TRAILER, 1999, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 TIRES, AND HAVE ABOUT 10-12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTED 3 OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO A TIRE GOING COMPLETELY FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, INNER CORD SEPARATING, ALSO, BUBBLES FORMED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF SIDEWALL/ WHEN DRIVING TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, TIRE STAYED INFLATED, AND WHEN DRIVING TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, TIRE BLEWOUT COMPLETELY, DAMAGING THE UNDER BODY OF TRAILER. BLOWOUT WAS ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, DOOR SIDE REAR, AND THE DRIVER SIDE. *AK