2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/85/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRAILER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WOBBLED AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE RIMS. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS; HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR RIMS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WERE ALUMINUM. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM RIMS EXPERIENCED HOLES WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO PUNCTURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON THE ORIGINAL RIMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WOBBLED AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE RIMS. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS; HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR RIMS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WERE ALUMINUM. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM RIMS EXPERIENCED HOLES WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO PUNCTURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON THE ORIGINAL RIMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FIRST CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRE TO BLOW ON OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER ON AUGUST 12,2009 WHILE TRAVELING WEST THROUGH A 9 MILE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF INTERSTATE 80, ABOUT 73 MILES EAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, THE CENTER CARLISLE TIRE ON THE CURB SIDE OF OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER BLEW OUT. THIS WAS AT ABOUT 5 MILES INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. AS SOON AS WE WERE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WE PULLED OVER AND REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE/WHEEL WITH THE SPARE, AND CONTINUED INTO COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA WHERE WE SPENT THE NIGHT. WE LOCATED AND PURCHASED A NEW REPLACEMENT NON-CARLISLE TIRE IN OMAHA, NE. BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO OUR HOME IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO THE NEXT DAY. NOTE: I CARRY A COMPRESSOR AND TWO TIRE GAUGES, AND ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR 62 TO 65 PSI (COLD) EACH DAY BEFORE TRAVELING. THE ESTIMATED MAX WEIGHT OF THE RV TRAILER ON ALL OF THESE TRIPS WAS AROUND 9,000 LBS. WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR SPEED BELOW 65MPH WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE RV TRAILER. *TR

SECOND CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRE TO BLOW ON OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 WHILE TRAILING NORTH EAST ON INTERSTATE 76 AT 6:10 P.M. AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 112 BETWEEN BRUSH AND STERLING, COLORADO THE REAR CURB (PASSENGER) SIDE CARLISLE TIRE ON OUR THREE AXLE RV TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FOUND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL FLAIR, AND THE CLEARANCE LIGHT WERE DAMAGED AND THE MUD FLAP MISSING FROM THE BLOWN CARLISLE TIRE. WE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE/WHEEL WITH THE SPARE AND CONTINUED ON TO JULESBURG, COLORADO WHERE WE SPENT THE NIGHT. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT 3 HOURS ON HIGHWAY 24 AND 71 AND HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 76 FOR A SHORT TIME. WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS BEFORE THE SECOND TIRE BLEW.THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD THE BLOWN TIRE REPLACE WITH A NON CARLISLE TIRE, THAN CONTINUED ON TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN. NOTE: I CARRY A COMPRESSOR AND TWO TIRE GAUGES, AND ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR 62 TO 65 PSI (COLD) EACH DAY BEFORE TRAVELING. THE ESTIMATED MAX WEIGHT OF THE RV TRAILER ON ALL OF THESE TRIPS WAS AROUND 9,000 LBS. WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR SPEED BELOW 65MPH WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE RV TRAILER. *TR