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Sep 5, 2019 37,390 mi

MY MOTOR COACH IS A 2014 ENTEGRA COACH BUILT ON A SPARTAN K2 CHASSIS. SPARTAN INSTALLED NEW FRONT TIRES (GOODYEAR G670 295/80/22.5) ON MY COACH ON 4/22/2016. MY COACH WAS WEIGHED AT ALL TIRES AND THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS CHART, WHICH IS THE PRESSURES THAT I MAINTAINED. APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES LATER ON 8/27/2019 WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW FOR NOREASON. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER OUR LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW, AGAIN FOR NO REASON. BOTH TIMES WE HAD A TIRE TECH COME OUT AND REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE. THEY COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE FAILURES. AFTER THE FIRST BLOW OUT, I CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. I ALSO ASKED THE TECH TO CHECK THE OTHER TIRE. HE TOLD ME AFTER HIS INSPECTION AND CHECKING PRESSURE, THAT THE 2ND GOODYEAR TIRE WAS SAFE AND GOOD TO GO. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD EITHER TIME. I HAVE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INSTALLED ON ALL MY TIRES. IT HAS ALARMS FOR PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE ISSUES. I HAD BEEN MONITORING THE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES OF ALL MY TIRES DURING THE DAY AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ALARMS PRIOR TO EITHER BLOW OUT, SO I AM CONFIDENT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFER ANY TYPE OF AIR LOSS. BOTH TIMES IT WAS A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE. BOTH BLOW OUTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END OF THE COACH. I HAVE SINCE READ OF NUMEROUS OTHER COACHES LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRES THAT HAD FAILURES RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND EVEN CRASHES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS TO SUFFER A STEER TIRE BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF MINE WERE POOR QUALITY TIRES THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE SIZE AND WEIGHTS OF MY MOTOR COACH. EVEN THOUGH MY WEIGHT WAS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF GOODYEAR AND THE TIRES WERE ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, THEY STILL SUFFERED ASUDDEN CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE FOR NO REASON.

Sep 5, 2019 37,390 mi

MY MOTOR COACH IS A 2014 ENTEGRA COACH BUILT ON A SPARTAN K2 CHASSIS. SPARTAN INSTALLED NEW FRONT TIRES (GOODYEAR G670 295/80/22.5) ON MY COACH ON 4/22/2016. MY COACH WAS WEIGHED AT ALL TIRES AND THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS CHART, WHICH IS THE PRESSURES THAT I MAINTAINED. APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES LATER ON 8/27/2019 WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW FOR NOREASON. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER OUR LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW, AGAIN FOR NO REASON. BOTH TIMES WE HAD A TIRE TECH COME OUT AND REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE. THEY COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE FAILURES. AFTER THE FIRST BLOW OUT, I CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. I ALSO ASKED THE TECH TO CHECK THE OTHER TIRE. HE TOLD ME AFTER HIS INSPECTION AND CHECKING PRESSURE, THAT THE 2ND GOODYEAR TIRE WAS SAFE AND GOOD TO GO. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD EITHER TIME. I HAVE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INSTALLED ON ALL MY TIRES. IT HAS ALARMS FOR PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE ISSUES. I HAD BEEN MONITORING THE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES OF ALL MY TIRES DURING THE DAY AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ALARMS PRIOR TO EITHER BLOW OUT, SO I AM CONFIDENT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFER ANY TYPE OF AIR LOSS. BOTH TIMES IT WAS A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE. BOTH BLOW OUTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END OF THE COACH. I HAVE SINCE READ OF NUMEROUS OTHER COACHES LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRES THAT HAD FAILURES RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND EVEN CRASHES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS TO SUFFER A STEER TIRE BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF MINE WERE POOR QUALITY TIRES THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE SIZE AND WEIGHTS OF MY MOTOR COACH. EVEN THOUGH MY WEIGHT WAS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF GOODYEAR AND THE TIRES WERE ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, THEY STILL SUFFERED ASUDDEN CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE FOR NO REASON.

Apr 12, 2019 22,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ENTEGRA ASPIRE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR G670RV TIRES, SIZE: 29580R22.5 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRE SPLIT INTO THIN LAYERS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,800 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.

Apr 12, 2019 22,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ENTEGRA ASPIRE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR G670RV TIRES, SIZE: 29580R22.5 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRE SPLIT INTO THIN LAYERS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,800 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.

Oct 21, 2018 20,107 mi

ON 6/29/2018 TRAVELING SOUTH ON NYS THRUWAY HAD A BLOW OUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED THE TIRE HAD 20107 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION TIRE WAS A GOOD YEAR UNISTEEL 295/80 22.5 RV THIS WAS A LARGE MOTOR HOME...

Oct 21, 2018 20,107 mi

ON 6/29/2018 TRAVELING SOUTH ON NYS THRUWAY HAD A BLOW OUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED THE TIRE HAD 20107 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION TIRE WAS A GOOD YEAR UNISTEEL 295/80 22.5 RV THIS WAS A LARGE MOTOR HOME...

Apr 30, 2018 20,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD 2 RV TIRE BLOWOUTS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. WE HAVE A 2014 MOTORHOME THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH GOODYEAR G670RV TIRES. BOTH FRONT, PASSENGER & DRIVER TIRES, HAVE BLOWN OUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR COACH.

Apr 30, 2018 20,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD 2 RV TIRE BLOWOUTS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. WE HAVE A 2014 MOTORHOME THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH GOODYEAR G670RV TIRES. BOTH FRONT, PASSENGER & DRIVER TIRES, HAVE BLOWN OUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR COACH.

Mar 20, 2018 Crash 27,800 mi

WE HAD A WRECK WITH OUR MOTOR HOME THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. AFTER THE TIRE EXPLODED, WE ENDED UP IN A SWAMPY FIELD APPROX. 300 YARDS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE. WE WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN OUR 45' MOTOR HOME. WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION SOUND, SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR, IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED EVER BEFORE. ALL THE TIRES HAD A LOT OF TREAD AND ONLY APPROX. 27,000 MILES ON ALL TIRES. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. WE CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF; WE ALWAYS DO. WE ARE EXPERIENCED SAFE DRIVERS; NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR. THE TIRE HAD MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND MASSIVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS LOCKED UP IN STORAGE UNIT WHERE OUR MOTOR HOME IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DAMAGES. IT WAS A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE.

Mar 20, 2018 Crash 27,800 mi

WE HAD A WRECK WITH OUR MOTOR HOME THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. AFTER THE TIRE EXPLODED, WE ENDED UP IN A SWAMPY FIELD APPROX. 300 YARDS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE. WE WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN OUR 45' MOTOR HOME. WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION SOUND, SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR, IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED EVER BEFORE. ALL THE TIRES HAD A LOT OF TREAD AND ONLY APPROX. 27,000 MILES ON ALL TIRES. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. WE CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF; WE ALWAYS DO. WE ARE EXPERIENCED SAFE DRIVERS; NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR. THE TIRE HAD MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND MASSIVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS LOCKED UP IN STORAGE UNIT WHERE OUR MOTOR HOME IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DAMAGES. IT WAS A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE.

Jan 6, 2018 20,796 mi

SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL PAPER, "REGULATORS OPEN PROBE OF GOOD YEAR TIRE FAILURES" THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE ONLY TIRE MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE IS A G159 MODEL, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE G670 RV TIRES. ON JUNE 6TH THIS YEAR WE HAD A GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE "BLOWOUT" WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH KENTUCKY ON I-65. THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE COACH AND IT LITERALLY EXPLODED AND DID OVER $18,000 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. WE WERE "CAPTIVE" IN PADUCAH, KY FOR 116 DAYS WAITING FOR THE COACH TO BE REPAIRED. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES ILL BE SURPRISED. WE HAVE BEEN RVING SINCE 1975 AND HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RV OWNERS ABOUT BLOWOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGE DONE TO THE COACH WHEN THE TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHICH I WILL GLADLY E-MAIL TO YOU IF YOU E-MAIL US A GOOD E-MAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THEM TO. OUR E-MAIL IS [XXX] ...*BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Jan 6, 2018 20,796 mi

SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL PAPER, "REGULATORS OPEN PROBE OF GOOD YEAR TIRE FAILURES" THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE ONLY TIRE MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE IS A G159 MODEL, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE G670 RV TIRES. ON JUNE 6TH THIS YEAR WE HAD A GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE "BLOWOUT" WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH KENTUCKY ON I-65. THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE COACH AND IT LITERALLY EXPLODED AND DID OVER $18,000 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. WE WERE "CAPTIVE" IN PADUCAH, KY FOR 116 DAYS WAITING FOR THE COACH TO BE REPAIRED. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES ILL BE SURPRISED. WE HAVE BEEN RVING SINCE 1975 AND HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RV OWNERS ABOUT BLOWOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGE DONE TO THE COACH WHEN THE TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHICH I WILL GLADLY E-MAIL TO YOU IF YOU E-MAIL US A GOOD E-MAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THEM TO. OUR E-MAIL IS [XXX] ...*BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Jun 1, 2016 Crash 8,500 mi

DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. BRAND NEW TIRE BLOWOUT. I AM VERY METICULOUS ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, AS I CHECK PRIOR TO EVERY TRIP AND MORNING. MY COACH ALSO HAS TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) AND PRESSURE WAS PERFECT. BLOWOUT HAS CAUSED $15K IN DAMAGES AND 5 MONTHS OF REPAIR TIME.

Jun 1, 2016 Crash 8,500 mi

DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. BRAND NEW TIRE BLOWOUT. I AM VERY METICULOUS ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, AS I CHECK PRIOR TO EVERY TRIP AND MORNING. MY COACH ALSO HAS TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) AND PRESSURE WAS PERFECT. BLOWOUT HAS CAUSED $15K IN DAMAGES AND 5 MONTHS OF REPAIR TIME.