2006 Keystone Montana

GLADIATOR E L23580 R16 TIRES. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS DEFECTIVE TIRES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 4 TIRES DE-CAPPED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE TIRES BEING OVER 2 YEARS OF AGE. *JS *BF *DT *JB CONSUMER STATED 3 TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM DEALER WERE SENT FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY REFUSE TO RETURN TO CONSUMER.*JB *DT *AS

TIRES ON 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BLEW OUT, 3 OF 4 TIRES LESS THAN A YEAR ON T.T., WITH 09, AND 10 MFG DATES CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRAILER AND SEVERAL HOURS BESIDE THE ROAD, THE MFG. SIZE IS 235 80 16 LOAD RG. E., TIRES CAME APART WITH A LOUD REPORT. TREAD IN LONG PIECES IN THE CENTER OF TIRE CAME OFF TEARING UP FLOOR OF CAMPER. TIRES AND CAMPER ARE AT A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND FOR EXAMINATION OF THESE TIRES. ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY F350 LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. THOSE WERE 235-85-16 LOAD RG. E THAT HAD THE TREAD COMING OFF AND TEARING OFF THE OUTSIDE FENDER. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KEYSTONE MONTANA. THE VEHICLE HAS MISSION LOADMAX RADIAL TIRES (NA), SIZE ST235/80/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. HE LOOKED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED RUBBER FLYING EVERYWHERE. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED OR BLEW OUT. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED HIS SUSPICIONS WHILE PICKING UP THE TREAD FROM THE ROAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY RESEARCHED THEIR CRASH DATABASE AND SAW NOTHING SUSPICIOUS. THE CONTACT TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE PICTURES WERE THEN SENT TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT COST EFFECTIVE ENOUGH TO PURSUE RECOURSE FROM THE TIRE COMPANY. THE TIRE AND RV MANUFACTURERS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,000.