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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
10,000 miles · Sep 12, 2011
Tires
I HAD A TIRE THAT HAD A BLOWOUT AND BELT SEPARATION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS WAS ON A FEATHERLITE HORSE TRAILER WITH TWO AXLES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRAILER AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRE. THE OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED ONCE I RETURNED HOME. THE OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED AT A TIRE DEALER ANOTHER TIRE WAS FOU…
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I HAD A TIRE THAT HAD A BLOWOUT AND BELT SEPARATION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS WAS ON A FEATHERLITE HORSE TRAILER WITH TWO AXLES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRAILER AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRE. THE OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED ONCE I RETURNED HOME. THE OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED AT A TIRE DEALER ANOTHER TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BELT SEPARATION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING TIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCURRENCE. THE TIRE WAS A HIT RUN FROM [XXX]. I DO NOT SEE THIS TIRE LISTED UNDER YOUR MANUFACTURER LIST. THIS WAS OEM FROM FEATHERLITE TRAILER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
NHTSA ODI #10425045
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