0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304959 | Incident Date: Oct, 24 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MURRIETA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: WRANGLER HT | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1KB331L282E | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 25 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While towing my 2002 holiday rambler alumascape 5th wheel trailer i experienced two catastophic tire failures within the past 3 months. the trailer is a model 30rld with a dry weight of about 9600lbs. the tires are goodyear wrangler ht lt radials, size lt225/75r16, load range e. the dot information is: g18r dot mkil mmhv 16/01. they were the original tire that came equipped with my rv, and currently have approximately 8,000 miles on them. i religiously maintain 80psi in the tires. on august 5th, 2004, at 2000 miles on the tires, i experienced a total tread separation and immediate deflation on i 15 north of las vegas nv. the tread wrapped around the axle of the trailer, and the casing was totally destroyed. the air temperature was 105 degrees, and i was traveling at 65 mph. the second incident occurred on october 25, 2004 on i 40 west of needles, ca. the air temperature was 70 degrees. the tread came lose on the outer edge of the casing and i again experienced immediate deflation. on both occasions pieces of the tread significantly damaged the side of my trailer. i have not contacted the goodyear tire co.*ak |