2006 KEYSTONE MONTANA Complaints

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.

TRAVELING NORTH ON US HWY 77 NORTH OF LAGRANGE, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 62MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT MISSION TIRE ON THE MONTANA MOUNTAINEER FIFTH WHEEL RV BLEW OUT. I HAD CHECKED TIRES LESS THAN ONE-HALF HOUR BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE TIRES LOOKED FINE, BOTH VISUALLY, AND AIR PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE WISE. ALL FIVE TIRES BORE THE DOT INFO; 4YB3 CQ1C 4905. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, I HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED AND CONTACTED THE IMPORTER, TIRECO IN CALIFORNIA AS I WAS AWARE THEY WERE VOLUNTARILY REPLACING MISSION TIRES. THEY HAD THE TIRES PICKED UP AT MY RESIDENCE WITHIN TWO DAYS AND SHIPPED TO THEM FOR INSPECTION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONLY THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS DEFECTIVE PER THEIR INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KEYSTONE MONTANA-MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE HAS DURO TIRES, SIZE 225/75D15D, DISTRIBUTED BY WHAFONG TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MAIL PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.