2012 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK Wheels Problems

THREE TIRES HAVE VARIOUS STAGES OF STEEL COMING OUT OF THE SIDE BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL WITH ONLY 4000 MILES OF USE. TIRE BRAND IS TRAIL EXPRESS POWER TOURING 235/80/16 SUPPLIED BY LIONS HEAD TIRE AND WHEEL. COMPANY IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE FAULTY TIRES. TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FIRST TIRE DISPLAYED LOW AIR WITH BULGE. TRAILER WAS PULLED OVER AND STEEL WAS HANGING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND AIR LEAKING OUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION TWO OTHER TIRES WERE DISCOVERED ONE WITH WIRE HANGING OUT OF THE SIDE AND ONE WITH JUST A TEAR/ BULGE JUST LIKE THE OTHERS BUT WITH NO WIRES HANGING OUT. LIONSHEAD TIRE AND WHEEL COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BUT NO SOLUTION OR REPLACEMENT TIRES SUPPLIED. NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS FLAT WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE DAMAGE WAS DONE.

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER WE HAD JUST LOST A TIRE. ONCE WE PULLED OVER WE FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE WHEEL HAD SHEARED OFF THE HUB. AFTER LIMPING THE TRAILER OFF THE HIGHWAY WE WENT BACK AND RETRIEVED THE TIRE. I FOUND TWO OF THE STUDS WITH THE WHEEL. OF THE SIX STUDS 2 SHEARED EVEN WITH THE HUB AND FOUR SHEARED INSIDE THE HUB. SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE TRAILER THE ONLY TWO TIMES I CAN NOT VERIFY HOW WELL THE STUDS WERE TORQUED IS FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT A DEALER IN PENNSYLVANIA. ALL OTHER TIMES THE STUDS HAVE BEEN TORQUED PER DEXTERS TECH DATA. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL WITH HOW THIS HAPPENED. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TWO RECOVERED STUDS AND THE HUB IF NEEDED. *TR