Keystone Cougar tire problems

TIRES

New Trailer King RST ST 225/75R15 hanging on the spare tire rack on the back of my 2021 Cougar 22 MLSWE travel trailer that was never useD stored covered at my home BLEW UP. HEARD LOAD EXPLOSION AND TIRE DESTROYED AS WELL AS SPARE TIRE COVER

NHTSA complaint #11466606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I BOUGHT THIS KEYSTONE TRAILER NEW IN AUGUST OF 2020. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 400 MILES OF USE BEFORE THIS TRIP. I EQUIPPED MY TRAILER WITH TIRE MINDER SYSTEM TO MONITOR TIRE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRE JUST EXPLODED AND CAME APART. DAMAGING MY TRAILER.

NHTSA complaint #11386578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KEYSTONE COUGAR RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS BOLTED TO THE REAR BUMPER AND WAS TOO HEAVY, WHICH CAUSED THE BUMPER TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANTHEM RV AND BOATS (44019 N BLACK CANYON HWY, NEW RIVER, AZ 85087, (623) 465-7331) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES AND EMAILED THEM TO THE KEYSTONE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED LIMITED ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MOST OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V355000 (STRUCTURE, TIRES, EQUIPMENT) FOR HIS VEHICLE. *TT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST.

NHTSA complaint #11154028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

2013 KEYSTONE COUGAR TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE RIGHT SIDE TRAILER TIRES WERE SHREDDING. WHEN HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP, HE DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS LOOSING AIR AND THE TREAD HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND THE SIDEWALL WAS STILL INTACT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SHEET METAL AND DUAL AXLES.

NHTSA complaint #10807027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON OUR TRAILER TIRES DURING A TRIP THIS FALL. THE THREE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES. THE TIRES ARE COOPER OMNI ST 235/80R16. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED 8/21/2015 ON I-470 JUST PAST THE DENVER AIRPORT. THIS BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURRED SOMEWHERE NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE, NM ON I-25. THIS BLOW OUT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS BLOW OUT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. THE THIRD BLOW OUT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF THE ARKANSAS BORDER ON HIGHWAY 412. AGAIN, THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THESE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 7,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN LATE DECEMBER 2012.

NHTSA complaint #10785598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (TIRES) FROM A KEYSTONE COUGAR TRAILER. IN A TWO WEEK TIME FRAME (AUGUST 2-14, 2015) WHILE ON VACATION, 4 TOWMAX TIRES ST22575R15D BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE TIRES WERE APPROX. 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN A TOTAL OF 6,000 MILES.THE SPARE THAT BLEW HAD LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. WHEN PARKED, THE TIRES WERE COVERED AND NOT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. I FEEL THESE TIRES WERE/ARE DEFECTIVE AND A EXAMINATION SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENING.

NHTSA complaint #10749934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

THE WELDS ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER START TEARING FROM IT BEING TIGHTENED TO MUCH TO THE REAR BUMPER CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO START LEANING IN A BACK POSITION. IF THE CARRIER IS NOT REPLACED , THE SPARE TIRE WILL FALL OFF WHEN THE WELDS COMPLETELY BRAKE (THIS IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) .

NHTSA complaint #10588560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TIRES ARE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS OF AGE BASED ON "0111" DOT CODE AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES OF USE (NO SIGNS OF DRY ROT OR OTHER FAILURE PRIOR TO TREAD SEPARATION 1ST INCIDENT MAY 24TH 2013 WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FARM TO MARKET ROAD I HAD A POWERKING TOWMAX ST235/80R16 TIRES BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION. REPLACED TIRE AND RETURNED HOME (~150 MILES) CONTACTED DYNAMIC TIRE CORPORATION AND AFTER SHIPPING THEM THE TIRE THEY FOUND NO APPARENT DEFECT TO THE TIRE AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE AND THE REPAIRS TO MY TRAILER. (~$2000 IN DAMAGES) HOWEVER DID NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 REMAINING TIRES. 2ND INCIDENT AUGUST 14TH 2013 UPON PICKING UP THE UNIT AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A SECOND BLOWOUT ON THE POWERKING TOWMAX TIRES AGAIN APPROX SPEED 60 MPH... THIS TIRE HAD THE SAME DOT CODE OF 0111 RESULTING IN ANOTHER $2000 IN DAMAGE. SHIPPED THE FAILED TIRE PLUS THE OTHER 2 UN-FAILED TIRES TO DYNAMIC TIRE IN BRAMPTON ON, CANADA ... THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THIS IS CAUSED BY POSSIBLE UNDER INFLATION, SO ONE TIRE OF THE 4 HAS NO SIGNS OF WHY IT SHOULD FAIL. ... YET ~159 MILES LATER THE OTHER FAILED TIRE PLUS THE REMAINING 2 UN-FAILED TIRES "EXHIBIT SIGNS OF UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND OVER DEFLECTION" TIRES WERE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED AT 80PSI SO UNDER-INFLATION WAS NOT THE CASE. AND THESE ARE THE OE TIRES FROM KEYSTONE ... SO THEY SHOULD BE RATED FOR THAT TRAILERS WEIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10547975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE COUGAR WITH TOWMASTER TIRES, SIZE: 235/80R/16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10532848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2009 KEYSTONE COUGAR 318SAB ON JUNE 7, 2013. DURING THE FINAL WALK THRU INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER WAS CRACKED AND THE TIRE WOBBLING AROUND. THE DEALER, RUFF'S RV IN EUCLID, OH SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO GET ME A NEW SPARE TIRE CARRIER. A FEW WEEKS HAS GONE BY, AND I HAVE NO REPLACEMENT CARRIER. I THEN SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A KEYSTONE SAFETY RECALL: 10V-063. THIS RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY UNIT, EXCEPT THAT I HAVE 15" TIRES INSTEAD OF 16" TIRES. I THEN CALLED KEYSTONE AND WAS TOLD MY RV IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THE WOMAN THAT MY RV HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, BUT SHE INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED? SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED BECAUSE OF KEYSTONE'S NEGLIGENCE FOR NOT INCLUDING RV'S WITH 15" TIRES! IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BY YOUR OFFICE TO CORRECT THIS? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME!

NHTSA complaint #10532136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE COUGAR RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V355000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS). THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ PICTURES RECEIVED. 01/31/13

NHTSA complaint #10493013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

EXPERIENCED RAPID LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ON A BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A LT225/75R16 ALL SEASON LRE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. TIRE WAS ONE OF A SET OF 4 INSTALLED ON A 5TH WHEEL. BOTH MYSELF, AS WELL AS THE ROAD SERVICE THAT CAME TO MY AID, THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY APPARENT TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAD AROUND 16000 MILES ON IT. I RETURNED THE FAULTY TIRE TO MICHELIN FOR INSPECTION. THEIR REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, THEIR REPORT STATED "WHILE WE DID NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURE OR MATERIALS IN THE TIRE WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO BECOME UNSERVICEABLE, NEITHER COULD WE FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF MISAPPLICATION OR MISUSE". IN THE INTEREST OF CUSTOMER GOODWILL, MICHELIN AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPAIR COSTS TO MY 5TH WHEEL, PAY A 75% PRORATED REPLACEMENT COST ON A NEW TIRE AND COVER THE DEFECTIVE TIRE SHIPMENT COST. WHILE I'M GRATEFUL FOR MICHELIN'S ACTIONS ON MY BEHALF, I AM WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED IS PART OF A LARGER PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY, IS IT SOMEHOW RELATED TO YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 12T019000 RECALL? THAT RECALL IS FOR THE SAME TIRE, BUT SPECIFIES DIFFERENT SIZES. I AM METICULOUS ABOUT WEIGHING MY 5TH WHEEL TO STAY SAFE, ALWAYS MAKE SURE I MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES AND USE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENCE.

NHTSA complaint #10468014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

SPARE TIRE HOLDER ON EXTENDABLE BUMPER OF MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER FAILED AT WELDS WITH A ST 235 80R 16 TIRE ON IT. CAUGHT IT AS I WAS ROTATING TIRES AND REMOVED TIRE FROM HOLDER. I REPAIRED IT BY WELDING A BRACE ON IT BUT IT FAILED AGAIN AT ANOTHER WELD. I REMOVED IT AND SCRAPPED IT, AND CARRY A SPARE IN BACK OF THE TRUCK. 6-10-12 I READ THE RECALL ON THE GOOD SAM WEBSITE AND REALIZED I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED 07/25/12

NHTSA complaint #10461212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KEYSTONE COUGAR EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOW MAX TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS 235/80/R16 AND THE DOT NUMBER WAS 83B5GPB1210. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 02/07/12 *BF WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER.

NHTSA complaint #10430200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KEYSTONE COUGAR RV EQUIPPED WITH DURO TIRES, SIZE 225/75/D15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA complaint #10427249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KEYSTONE COUGAR WITH DURO H7A-15ST TIRES, SIZE 225/75R15(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED FOUND FRACTURES IN THE SIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRES BUT THE CONTACT NOTICED FRACTURES ON THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

NHTSA complaint #10422818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10376520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

VERY VIOLENT TIRE BLOWOUT ON TRAILER----THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE BLOWOUT UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES IN LESS THEN 3 MONTHS. BOTH TIMES WE WERE NOT OVERLOADED AND TIRE PRESSURES WERE 73 TO 75 LBS ON THE FIRST ONE AND 80LBS ON THE SECOND BLOWOUT. ( I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU WANT THEM).

NHTSA complaint #10365245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WHILE PULLING MY 5THWHEEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED A VERY RAPID BLOW-OUT OF R/H REAR TIRE. AND EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, THE TIRES WERE POWERKING TOWMAX ST225/75R15 TIRES THE MANUFACTURE IS GPX INTERNATIONAL TIRE CORP, TWO INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS CONFIRMED IT WAS A DEFECT, AND NOT CAUSED BY LOW TIRE PRESSURE CONDITION AND THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN THE UPPER TREAD AREA.WITH NO SIGN OF SIDE WALL FAILURE. I'M ALSO A AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND KNOW IT WAS NOT A LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON MY PART,I CAN ACTUALLY BE ACCUSED OF OVER MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLES, ALSO I'M POSITIVE NOTHING WAS HIT ON THE FREEWAY HAVE BEEN PULLING TRAILERS FOR 20 + YRS AND FIRST BLOW OUT LIKE THIS. ALSO HAD THE L/H REAR TIRE GO FLAT 20 MILES LATER WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BUT ATTRIBUTED THIS TO THE STRESS FROM R/H TIRE RAPID BLOW-OUT, AGAIN IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY TO HIGH OF A SPEED,I'M AWARE OF THE 65MPH MAX SPEED RATING OF THESE ST TIRES, I'M PULLING AT 55-60 MPH MAX. ALSO TO KEEP TIRE TEMPS DOWN,, TIRE PRESSURES ARE ALWAYS MAINTAINED BEFORE EVERY TRIP,ALSO THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD DEPTH LEFT AT LEAST 6/32S THE SAFETY MARKER IS AT 2/32S THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 9,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THEM ALL FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD THERE. IT WAS VERY UNNERVING WHEN THE SECOND TIRE FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GET COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD. MY HOPE IS THAT SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANKS FOR CHECKING TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. ALSO, THE TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA WITH A 2007 DATE WAS ON THE DOT CODE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10287458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.