Courser AXT 245/70R17

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE EQUIPPED WITH MASTER CRAFT MC440 TIRES, SIZE: P215/60R16. THE CONTACT FELT A BULGE IN THE WALL OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PURCHASED 4 MASTER CRAFT COURSER LT225/75R16 ON 6/30/10 ON MY 30 FT CLASS C M/H WITH 18860 MILES. SO FAR THIS YEAR 2014 I HAVE HAD 3 TIRES FAIL WITH CORD SEPARATION. THE FIRST WAS ON 5/29/14 TRAVELLING TO NC. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS ON 7/25/14 WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE THIRD OCCURRED ON 11/21/14 WHERE THE ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE JUST LIKE A RECAPPED TIRE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 38000 MILES ON M/H. IT IS STORED UNDER COVER AND THE TIRES ARE COVERED WHEN IN STORAGE. ALL THREE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OR OTHERS.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH MASTERCRAFT COURSER AWT TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE TREAD SEPARATED, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,027. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,404. UPDATED 09/10/15

THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH MASTERCRAFT GLACIER GRIP II TIRES, SIZE: 235/75/R15 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED BULGES ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN DEVELOPING BULGES ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.