HAVE A NEW MERHOW 3 HORSE TRL. HAD KENDRA/KARRIER 235-80-16 RADIALS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OF THE 5, DUE TO 3 BLOWOUTS ON SIDEWALLS. THE 1ST IN 11-09 THE OTHER 2 BLEW ON I-75 NEAR CHATTANOOGA ON 5-10. ALL TIRES WERE NEW AND HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. THE 4TH FOUND BUBBLE ON OUTSIDE WALL JUST BEFORE ANOTHER TRIP, DID NOT BLOW OUT. ALL TIRES DID THE SAME THING LARGE BASEBALL SIZE BUBBLE ON THE UPPER SIDEWALL, 3 ON THE OUTSIDE 1 ON THE INSIDE. THE 5TH TIRE DID NOT BLOW DUE TO BEING THE SPARE AND NEVER ON GROUND. *TR
2009 Aluminum Tandem Axle Brake
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › axle assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MIDDLEBURY FOURTEEN BY SEVEN ENCLOSED TRAILER WITH TANDEM AXLE (UNKNOWN MODEL PER CONTACT). WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRAILER WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH, PUSHING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES WERE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR TO THE TIRES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CORDS WERE ALSO EXPOSED AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT. AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BENT FENDER AND BROKEN BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS ONE-HALF INCH OUT OF SQUARE. THE REAR AXLE WAS ONE FULL INCH OUT OF SQUARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2 of 2 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.