DP3000 - 88-300017

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.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 XL 100 JPS TRAILER WITH DURO TIRES, SIZE ST235 80 R16, DOT# X24M. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED TREAD WEAR AROUND THE SIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7000. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING BACK HOME, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED HIM THAT ONE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. THE RIM AND THE FIFTH WHEEL WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 10/16/09

CONSUMER STATES THAT COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM DEALERS THAT THE TIRE SIDEWALLS ARE SHOWING CRACKS ON NEW UNITS. *TGW THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CRACKS IN THE TIRES WERE PURELY COSMETIC AND DID NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRE. THEY ALSO STATED THE MANUFACTURING PLANT IN TAIWAN HAD MIXED SOME RECLAIM COMPOUND INTO THE TIRE COMPOUND. THE RECLAIM MATERIAL WAS MATERIAL THAT IS NORMALLY USED ON THE LT TYPE TIRE AND THEY MAY HAVE PUT TOO MUCH IN THE MIX.

I OWN A 2008 COUGAR 5TH WHEEL RV MADE BY KEYSTONE RV IN INDIANA. AFTER A TRIP TO TEXAS AND ONLY PUTTING ON 5000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE SPLITTING IN THE TREADS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT CHECKING TIRE QUALITY WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TIRE BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT KEYSTONE OCCASIONALLY SLIPS ON CHEAP BIAS PLY TIRES RATHER THAN RADIALS. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN WITH BIAS PLYS HOWEVER A YEAR LATER THEY STARTED CUPPING AND WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THESE TIRES AT MY COST WITH GOOD YEAR RADIALS. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT KEYSTONE PUTS TOGETHER INFERIOR PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE THEIR BOTTOM LINE.