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2004 Komfort 28FS Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 12, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 28, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Komfort 28FS. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KOMFORT 28 TRAVEL TRAILER RV. THE VEHICLE HAD MISSION LOAD MAX RADIAL ST225/75R15 LOAD RANGE D TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE FACILITY WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER SO THAT THE CONTACT COULD REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID
10342710
Incident
Oct 25, 2009
Mileage
4,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 3, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KOMFORT TRAILBLAZER (NA). THE VEHICLE HAS MISSION LOAD MAX RADIAL TIRES (NA). THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED A HOLE WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10204791
Incident
Jul 1, 2007
Mileage
1,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 28, 2006

WHILE TOWING A 2004 KOMFORT TRAILBLAZER T25S TRAVEL TRAILER, HAD TWO (2) NANKANG MISSION LOADMAX TIRES ST225/75/R15 (DOT WEHH 2733103 0705) FAIL WITHIN 150 +- MILES OF EACH OTHER ON JULY 7 & JULY 9, 2006. TRAILER HAD APPROXIMATELY 6000+- MILES, OPERATED AT 55 MPH AT TRAILER MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED PRESSURES OF 50-PSI COLD. TIRES SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURES: TIRE FAILURE #1 TREAD SEPARATED IN ONE PIECE FROM CASING / BEAD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AS IT WAS EJECTED. TIRE FAILURE #2 HAD PARTIAL SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM CASING / BEAD CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO TRAILER SIDING AND UNDERCARRIAGE FROM TREAD / STEEL BELTING. CONTACTED 800-227-8925 NUMBER ON TIRE CASING AND SPOKE WITH A TIRECO REPRESENTATIVE. TIRECO REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES WITH A MILESTAR BRANDED TIRES AND REQUESTED THE RETURN OF OLD TIRES (2 FAILED, 3 NON-FAILED) TIRES FOR THEIR INSPECTION. TIRECO STATED THEY WOULD REVIEW A TRAILER REPAIR REQUEST PROVIDED 3 WRITTEN ESTIMATES SUBMITTED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR MOUNTING, BALANCING, CAR RENTAL, TOWING, STORAGE, LODGING, DOWNTIME OR LOST WAGES. UPON MY INSPECTION OF THE 3 NON-FAILED TIRES, I HAVE OBSERVED WHAT APPEARS TO BE STEEL WIRE STRANDS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TREAD FACE OF 2 TIRES WELL ABOVE THE WEAR BARS, REMAINING TIRE WAS MOUNTED AS A SPARE AND HAS NO WEAR. I HAVE RESISTED RETURNING THE SET OF 5 TIRES TO TIRECO; RATHER I REQUEST NHTSA OPEN A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF MISSION LOADMAX TIRE FAILURES THROUGH RV WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET AND NOTED THAT TWO OTHERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA. I WILL RETAIN THE TIRES PENDING DIRECTION OF NHTSA SHOULD YOU (DOT) WISH TO EXAMINE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10169562
Incident
Jul 7, 2006

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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