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Mileage at the reported incident
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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
Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 2001
Tires
GOODYEAR ST 225/75R15, DOT UNKNOWN, INFLATED TO 65 PSI PER MANUFACTURER. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, SUNDOWNER, SUNLIGHT HORSE TRAILER. AT 75 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, TREAD PEELED OFF. ONE WEEK LATER AT 55 MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, TREAD CAME OFF. TO DEALER, WHO FOUND TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLDER THAN TRAILE…
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GOODYEAR ST 225/75R15, DOT UNKNOWN, INFLATED TO 65 PSI PER MANUFACTURER. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, SUNDOWNER, SUNLIGHT HORSE TRAILER. AT 75 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, TREAD PEELED OFF. ONE WEEK LATER AT 55 MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, TREAD CAME OFF. TO DEALER, WHO FOUND TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLDER THAN TRAILER. GOODYEAR NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #886392
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