2013 Forest River Rance

TIRE: GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT 2VUN1LHR 1512 2013 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER VIN: 4X4FBLG20DG0988669 TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS, 1ST BLOWOUT AT 62 MPH ON VIRGINIA I95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 90. 2ND BLOWOUT AT 56 MPH ON VIRGINIA I 95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 113 ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT. TIRES HAD NO DRY ROT OR CRACKING AND APPROXIMATELY 2400 MILES ON THE TREAD. AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO TRAVEL WHILE COLD AND CONTAINED 80 LBS OF PRESSURE. ALL LUG NUTS ON TRAILER WERE TORQUED. BOTH TIRE FAILURES WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. 1ST BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT AXLE & 2ND BLOWOUT ON BACK AXLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS, HOLES IN PAVEMENT, OR CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES F WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2;30PM AND 4:00PM 21 SEPTEMBER 2016

UPON PRE-TRAVEL INSPECTION OF MY FOREST RIVER 25RR TRAVEL TRAILER TIRES ALL 4 VAIL SPORT ST205/75D14 HAVE SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL CRACKING, WITH ONE HAVING A BULGE. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES ON THE TT, AND IT IS A 2013 MODEL. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS I DID NOT SEE THEM AS SAFE FOR USE.

TIRE SEPARATING, LARGE SIDE WALL CRACKS. TIRES IN SERVICE 18 MONTHS ABOUT 2 YEARS FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE. *TR

WE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRES WERE AT PROPER INFLATION AND WERE NOT OVERLOADED. THE TIRES WERE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TOWING MY 2013 PRIMETIME CRUSADER 35' 5TH WHEEL, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 IN UTAH GOING 55-60 MPH AND LESS THAN 15 MILES FROM HOME. DAMAGED SIDE OF TRAILER AND UNDERBELLY OF WHEEL WELL. STOPPED IN NEXT TOWN TO REPLACE TIRE. ALL TIRES AT 80 PSI (COLD). 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING ON I-15 AND 90 MORE MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. UPON INSPECTION OF REMAINING TOWMAX TIRES, WE OBSERVED STEEL BELT FIBERS PROTRUDING OUT FROM SIDEWALLS AND TREAD SEPARATING (BULGING). TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM, AND NO CRACKS OR TREAD WEAR. REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES WITH LT TIRES FOR $1250+. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED! DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE FOR US AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. CHANGING TIRES ON FREEWAY WAS VERY UNNERVING.

WHILE DRIVING ON IH-10 IN LOUISIANA I COULD SEE A TIRE ON MY 5TH WHEEL HOPPING. AFTER PULLING OVER I FOUND THAT TWO OF THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. I WENT TO A BFG TIRE DEALER AND HE FOUND THAT THE TIRES HAD INTERNAL BROKEN BELTS AND WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF THE BROKEN BELTS AND SAID THEY WERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AFTER GETTING HOME, I CONTACT BFG BUT THEY DENIED WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ON A TRAILER. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AT 7:00 A.M. ON THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. SPEED WAS 62 MPH. TEMPERATURE 78 DEG. F. MILEAGE TRAVELED THAT DAY PRIOR TO FAILURE WAS 85 MILES. TIRES HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON THEM. NO EVIDENCE OF CRACKS, WEATHERING, CHECK MARKS OR CRAZING. RESEARCHING THIS TIRE ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND WEB SITES I FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE BFGOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A'S IN SIZE 225/75R16" LT TIRES. DOT CODE IS BE1LJD11 4310. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ANOTHER TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE AND DOT WITH THE TIRE EXPLODING AND THROWING THE ENTIRE BELT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 2 TIRES. *TR

ONE TIRE EXPLODED. 20 MILES LATER ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRES WERE MADE LATE 2012 AND WERE NEW WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR BRAND NEW2013 FOREST RIVER STEALTH TOY HAULER. HAD PUT LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON THEM SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2013. SIDE OF TRAILER SCRATCHED AND DENTED FORM EXPLOSION. REPLACING ALL TOWMASTER TRAILER RADIAL TIRES!!! *JS

THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE TRAILER EXPLODED. ZERO MILES ON THE TIRE, AND IS ONLY EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS IN THE EVENING. THE TIRE IS TWO YEARS OLD, HOWEVER WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRAILER FOR 14 MONTHS. *TR