Flat Tire...@ 8K miles...does this look ok to you? - Event Date: 14 Oct 2016 |
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StephenH
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Calendar Event: Flat Tire...@ 8K miles...does this look ok to you? Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 9:07am |
Jato, Thank you. This definitely should be pursued with the dealer's assistance.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 11:07am |
Check the DOT code on the sidewalls. The first two digits in the code are the manufacturing plant.
http://www.barrystiretech.com/dotcoding.html http://www.harriger.com/tires.htm I suspect you are the victim of the China Bomb syndrome. Problems with these tires have been reported and some members have achieved resolution by contacting the supplier, Lionshead. Contact your dealer or Forest River to begin the process. Here's a contact at Lionshead, complements of our friends at the Camplite forum: bscott@lionsheadtireandwheel.com. You should replace both tires, preferably with BF Goodrich or Maxxis. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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john in idaho
Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 611 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 11:35am |
I had a spare tire that had never been on the ground - bolted to the side of the horse trailer - explode in the driveway. Makes quite an explosive boom. It was made in China, but the tire store guy said all trailer tires are made in China these days.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 12:00pm |
I check mine before every trip and after having two blow on one trip, I've considered getting a TPMS. In the OP's case the pressure was right at the start but a slow leak could have caused the blowout.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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AmberKate
Newbie Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Location: Rockledge, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Posted: 18 Oct 2016 at 11:55am |
CharlieM,
You and I are on the same thought wave. Contacted Forest River and in spite of being out of warranty, Jessica is checking with the tire vendor to see if they can make this right. I am leaning (heavily) to moving to a Load Range D tire that has a higher maximum speed... Thanks for your input...everyone here has been so very helpful. |
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AmberKate & RIP Little Tootsie -
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 18 Oct 2016 at 12:19pm |
I also had two both tires blow out on one trip, one on the way there and one on the way back. They only had about 5k miles on them. I'm also considering a TPMS, although I have more confidence with the D load rated tires on our 179 now.
The second blowout was violent enough to bend back the front edge of the fender and almost completely rip it loose from the trailer. Fortunately, the screw heads tore through the fender and didn't strip out of the body, and our dealer replaced the fender under warranty. |
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