2004 Dutchmen Trailer Tires Problems

“On aug 19, 2003 had to replace tire abd brake on alko axle. Oct 15, 2003 replace two tires and brakes much damage to Trailer that winter alko paid to have in aligned 1 1/4 out of line but did not replace axle! 2005 august brake failure again and now needed a complete $500 brake replacement of all shoes with around 12,000 on Trailer. Dutchmen said never had this find of problem!”

“2 of the 4 tires on our 2004 four winds (Dutchmen) winners circle 5th wheel rv 35 foot unit. Tires were made by carlisle (radial trail 16 series), and after research it was found these certain tires (ours included) had a history of failures. Both tires failed causing blowouts, 1 tire was nearly disengrated, the other had a section 7x12 missing from it. The other two had not blown out, but after they were inspected by a tire dealer, it was noted they would have failed shortly was noted they failed due to tread separation. Caused massive damage ($3-5k possibly more) damage to Trailer. …”

“While traveling home towing a 2004 four winds fifth wheel Trailer on I-95 front passenger side tire ,carlisle radial trail, st225/75r15, blew out on tread area. Original equipment on Trailer, carlisle tires have a reputation for blowing out, and I thought possibly there might be a recall ,but I could not locate one on the web. Less than 3000 miles on tires. Blow out/ messed up skirting on the side of the Trailer.”

“Over the last two years I have experienced four tire blowouts on my 2004 5th wheel rv. The first tire that blew I just took it as possible road hazard. This year enroute to new york on vacation, I had a tire blow out on the rv. I replaced it with a spare. On the way back home I had one rear tire on driver side of rv blow out and the other rear tire on passenger side lose all the tread in the middle of tire. I started checking into the problem and have found two problems. I have al ko axles, which I found are a possible defect. I contacted al ko ref. …”

“Leaving from home on june 29, 2005 for camping 4 hours away. Our Dutchmen 5th wheel is 2 years old and we have camped in it around our area 5 times since we purchased it. We were travling down I-40 when we heard a loud bang, didn't think it was us since our tires were new. I looked in the side mirror and saw insulation and knew a tire had exploded. We pulled over, my husband put on the spare, got back on the road. About 30 minutes later a second tire exploded. We made it to an exit and a super center wal-mart. The other tires at that point had developed an orange tint to them. …”