2016 Entegra Aspire

ON JULY 6TH, 2018 ABOUT 11:30 AM, I EXPERIENCED A FRONT PASSENGER BLOWOUT ON MY 2016 CLASS A MOTORHOME. MY RV WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR G670 TIRES 295/80R22.5 THAT CAME ON IT AT PURCHASE. TRAVELING EAST ON I-10 JUST BEFORE BAYTOWN, TEXAS. DRIVING AT 62 MPH ON A DRY SUNNY DAY THE TIRE BLEW. NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I WERE INJURED BUT, THE EXPERIENCE WILL LAST A LIFE TIME, THE TIRE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF OUTER DAMAGE AND I ONLY HAD JUST OVER 20K MILES ON THE TIRES. THE BLOWOUT CAUSE THE RV TO STEER HARD AND FAST RIGHT SENDING THE RV ACROSS ONE LANE AS I FOUGHT TO KEEP IT FROM STRAIGHT. IT LEFT THE FREEWAY HEADING ACROSS THE DITCH TO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC OF THE FRONTAGE ROAD. IN MY FIGHT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP DOWN THE CENTER OF A DITCH. ONCE THE RV WAS RECURRED, TIRE REMOVE I TOOK WHAT WAS LEFT TO THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER IN BAYTOWN ON I-10 TO MAKE A CLAIM. NOT HEARING FROM THEM AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, I VISITED THE CENTER AND MADE 2 CALLS OF INQUIRY. TODAY IS APRIL 1ST, 2019 AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE CENTER OR GOODYEAR. THE BLOWOUT DAMAGE COST OVER 60K DOLLARS.

I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO OUR GOODYEAR STEER TIRES ON OUT MOTORCOACHES BECAUSE OF BLOWOUTS! THE WEIGHT RATING ON THESE TIRES FOR THE WEIGHT CARRIED UP FRONT IS AT LIMIT OR OVER! I HAVE SCALED MINE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS SLIGHTLY OVER TIRE WEIGHT RATING! ENTEGRA REALIZED THERE MISTAKE INTO LATER YEARS AND CHANGED TO A HIGHER WEIGHT RATED TIRE. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE MADE THEM CHANGE THESE TIRES AND NO HIGHWAY DEATHS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF I WOULD HAVE PUT UNDERRATED TIRES ONTO OUR TRUCKING COMPANY TRUCKS AND CAUSED HIGHWAY FATALITY YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. COME ON GUYS, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 ENTEGRA ASPIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MOTOR HOME SPECIALIST LOCATED AT 5411 S INTERSTATE 35 W, ALVARADO, TX 76009) FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V077000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) TO BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HONOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT AIR SUPPLY RESERVOIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS AN ERROR AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE IT WAS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND NHTSA HAD TO APPROVE THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALER (MOTOR HOME SPECIALIST LOCATED AT 5411 S INTERSTATE 35 W, ALVARADO, TX 76009) UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V695000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REMEDY BEING PERFORMED, THE FRONT, MIDDLE, AND REAR REFLECTORS FLICKERED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR SWITCHING LANES. AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY, THE REFLECTORS NO LONGER FLICKERED TO MAKE OTHER DRIVERS AWARE THAT THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR SWITCHING LANES. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE REFLECTORS NOT FLICKERING WITH THE DEALER AND IT WAS INFORMED THAT BY LAW THE REFLECTORS WERE NOT REQUIRED TO FLICKER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AT 800-517-9137 AND CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *DT*JB