| Issue ID | 1430287 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11052752 |
| Manufacurer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | AMERA-LITE |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| File date | 16/10/17 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Three tires on travel trailer had sudden failure (blow-outs) on vacation trip from oct 16 to october 23, 2017. Trailer was within weight limits based on cat scale tickets from october 16. Tires were properly inflated. These tires were original issue on the trailer, had been driven approximately 3,000 miles, and were only 2 1/2 years old. Blown tires caused $3,948 damage to trailer. These were lionshead castle rock st tires. Stated here because that is not a choice on the following pull-down tire brand menu. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX |
| VIN pattern | 4X4TFLG28G1XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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