2012 HEARTLAND CYCLONE Wheels Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Wheels Issues in the 2012 HEARTLAND CYCLONE
4 wheels complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 HEARTLAND CYCLONE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
ON AUGUST 30 2013 WHILE MERGING WESTBOUND ONTO INTERSTATE 40 FROM EXIT 196 IN MORIARTY NM AT 7:35 PM I SAW (FROM MY RIGHT SIDE MIRROR) A HUGE PIECE OF TREAD FLYING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAMPER. SINCE I WAS ONLY MERGING ONTO I40, MY SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 45 MPH. WHEN THE TREAD FLEW OUT FROM THE WHEEL, IT JETTISONED APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET INTO THE AIR. A TRACTOR-TRAILER WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND MADE A HARD LEFT ONTO THE ROAD?S SHOULDER TO AVOID THE FLYING TREAD. HAD THIS BEEN A CAR AND THE DRIVER NOT NOTICED THE TIRE COMING APART, IT COULD HAVE HIT THE CAR?S SIDE OR WINDSHIELD. AFTER THE ROADSIDE SERVICE CHANGED THE TIRE OUT BY PUTTING ON THE SPARE, WE DID AN INSPECTION ON THE REMAINING FOUR OEM TIRES STILL IN SERVICE. WE DISCOVERED ONE TIRE THAT WAS EXCESSIVELY OVERSIZED AND ROUNDED OUT, INDICATING...
TOWMAX 235/80/R16 TIRE HAD TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATE CAUSING BLOWOUT. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INSTALLED. NO PRESSURE LOSS PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. DID SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRAILER AND LEFT TREAD AND PARTS ON HIGHWAY. *TR
TOWMAX 235/80/R16 TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION CAUSING BLOWOUT. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INSTALLED. NO PRESSURE LOSS PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. *TR
BLOWOUT POWER KING TOW MAX ST 235/80R/16 TRAILER TIRE NO OVER LOADING OF TRAILER 80 LBS OF AIR IN TIRE AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURE SPEED AT 60 MPH OR LESS TIRE WAS GOOD AT FUEL STOP AND SAFETY INSPECTION 2 HOURS PREVIOUS. RESULTING BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO FENDER AND SKIRTING ON TRAILER DOT: 83B5GPB DATE: 3611 TRAILER IS A 2012 HEARTLAND CYCLONE. I USED 2011 AS 2012 IS NOT AN OPTION. *TR