I WAS TOWING A THOR JAZZ 2800RK 5TH WHEEL EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10, NEAR PALM SPRING CA. TEMPERATURE ABOUT 75 DEGREES. THE TRAILER AND TRUCK WERE NOT OVER LOADED. THE COLD TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AT 80 PSI ABOUT ONE HOUR BEFORE WE HAD THE FIRST BLOW OUT. TWO 28 MONTH OLD CARLISLE RADIAL TIRES WITH LESS THAN 1100 MILES BLEW OUT. THE SECOND TIRE (NOT THE SPARE) BLEW OUT LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM THE POINT WHERE THE FIRST TIRE BLEW. THE FIRST TIRE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXEL OF THE RV AND THE SECOND TIRE WAS WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXEL. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED. BOTH TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE ID NUMBERS: B37BAM0104 AND B36BAK0507. CARLISLE RADIAL TIRE, TUBLESS, LT235/85/R16 "TRAILER TIRE ONLY", LOAD RANGE E. 2 POLYESTER + 2 STEEL BELTS WITH 2 PLY POLYESTER SIDEWALL. THE TIRES EXPLODED ONE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD AND THE SECOND ON OUTER EDGE OF THE TREAD. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10155433
- Incident
- Apr 7, 2006
- Mileage
- 1,050 mi