Tires
Filed Oct 7, 2005TX
VEHICLE'S TIRES HAD A BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. *TS (ALFA IDEAL-32RK-5TH WHEEL TRAILER WITH CARLISLE RADIAL TRAILER TIRES. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 8/16/2003). *NM
1998 Alfa Travel Trailer
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 20, 2001CA
REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT APPROXIMATELY 58MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRAILER, RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF IN ONE LONG STRIP. LEFT /RIGHT TREAD BULGED AWAY FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING TREAD TO CRACK IN THE CENTER. *AK
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 12, 2001ID
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH DRY ROAD CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, SIZE 24575/R16, TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND INSPECTION OF TIRE, BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR COST OF NEW TIRES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVERWEIGHT FOR THOSE TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATES EACH TIRE WAS RATED FOR A LITTLE OVER 3000 POUNDS AND THE TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 11500 POUNDS, SO VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT, DOT NUMBER VN11B1A437 . *SLC
TiresCrash
Filed Sep 14, 2000CA
TIRE TREAD PEELED OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGEED THE SIDE OF MY TRAILER( DOT NUMBER: VN11V1A TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )
Tires
Filed Aug 16, 1999CA
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT DUE TO THE TIRES BEING UNDER SIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.