2014 Forest River Crusader

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) FOREST RIVER CRUSADER 32 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MOUNTING BRACKET IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ENTIRE RIVER BRACKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED BELOW THE BACK BUMPER AND IT WOULD HIT THE GROUND WHILE DRIVING. THE BRACKET USD TO HOLD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE, WAS FLIMSY. UPDATED 06/27/16.*JB

POWER KING TOWMAX ST 235-80-R16. DOT 83B5 GPB DATE CODE 0313 WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH 90 MILES FROM HOME TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING RV WHEEL WELL DAMAGE THIS WAS THE 2ND TIRE IN 2 TRIPS. TIRES WERE INSPECTED BEFORE TRIP AND PRESSURE SET TO 80 PSI. REMAINING TIRES STILL LOOK NEW BUT WILL BE REPLACED BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST THE POWER KING TIRES. THE RV MANUFACTURER IS UNRESPONSIVE TO TIRE PROBLEMS. I THINK THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THE ST RADIAL PROBLEM ESPECIALLY THE ONES MADE IN CHINA.

WE WERE TRAVELING I-85 NORTH BOUND OUT OF ATLANTA GA.ABOUT 60-65 MPH. ABOUT ONE HOUR INTO OUR TRIP HOME WHEN A TRUCK PULLED UP BESIDE US. HE POINTED AT OUR CAMPER AND TO PULL OVER ASAP. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WERE SHOCKED TO SEE BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES HAD GROWN TO WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING EACH OTHER. AFTER ABOUT 4 HRS TOTAL WE MADE IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT, IT WAS TO LATE TO GET ANY WORK DONE. THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES REPLACED AND AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION THEY RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE ALL. THEY SAID THE BELTS OR SOMETHING WERE COMING APART INSIDE AND THAT WE WERE LUCKY NO TIRES BLEW OUT. WE HAVE TIRE SENSORS ON OUR TIRES THAT TELL THE PSI AND TEMPERATURE ALL WERE NORMAL AT THE TIME WE HAD OUR PROBLEM. THE CENTER OF THE TIRES HAVE HUMPED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD AREA AND WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. THE TIRES ARE NORMALLY ABOUT THREE INCHES APART. ALL AXLES AND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHECKED BY AN EXPERT, ALL GOOD NO PROBLEMS FOUND ONLY TIRES!

TIRES CAME ON NEW TRAILER AS A READY TO GO UNIT. TIRES WERE CHECKED AT TIRE STORE FOR PROPER AIR PRESSURE. BEGAN 8 WEEK TRIP CROSS COUNTRY. AFTER ABOUT 2400 MILES ON INTERSTATE DRIVING WE STOPPED FOR GAS,ACROSS FROM A TRUCK TIRE STORE. AN ATTENDANT TOLD ME I HAD A LOW TIRE ON TRAILER. I PULLED OVER TO HIS SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR. ONE HAD SPLIT IN SIDE WALL AND WAS BULGING. ONE TIRE HAD A SPLIT INSIDE TIRE UNDER TREAD. ONE HAD A SPLIT IN THE TREAD. ONE TIRE HAD A SCUFF ON SIDEWALL AND LATER DEVELOPED A SPLIT. REPLACED ALL FOR TIRES. I HAVE THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION. TIRE WEAR ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY NEW TRAILER. TIRE INFO-VAIL SPORT ST-ST205 /75D15, DOT DOT 69 VT- DATE 3513. *TR