2007 Forest River Wildcat Tires Problems

“On my 2007 Wildcat 5th wheel trailer we had a double blow out on i95 in florida,the tires came apart from the inside out with only about 5 to 7k miles on them. Also the tires were only about 3 years old. Inspection of another tire should it was close to blowing out so all four tires were replaced.”

“I had the tread separate from the sidewall on my trailer tire. Powerking towmax s/t225/75r15 (bpr lrd) DOT code on the side of the tire is ohmc 2206. Tires were always maintained at 65 PSI. Luckily for me, this failure occurred at very low speed (less than 5 MPH) and there was no damage to the trailer or injuries caused. Tire is rated at 2,600 lbs (four tires for a total load on the axles of 10,400 lbs) and last full weight at a cat scale was just over 8,000 lbs on the axles (1,600 on the pin for a total trailer weight of ~9,600 lbs with a gvw for the trailer of 11,500). …”

“The contact owns a 2007 Forest River Wildcat 27rls fifth wheel trailer. The vehicle has power king towmax tires, size p225/75/15 (na). The contact stated that the tires had tread separation. The tires had 4,000 miles. While driving 60 MPH, the tread separated and caused extensive damage to the trailer. There were no injuries. The contact called the tire manufacturer, but there was no dealer in his vicinity that could repair the tire. The failure mileage was 4,000.”

“The contact owns a 2007 Forest River Wildcat 32qbbs. As the contact was checking the tire pressure on his vehicle the valve stem on the front passenger side tire had broken off of the rim. The tires where taken to a local tire dealership where the valve stems were replaced. As of july 31, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 900 . Updated 09/15/08 updated 09/17/08.”