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Originally Posted by Christopher
My new 2011 Premiere Bullet was equipped with Towmax tires from the factory. The spare spontaneously exploded and had never been on the ground. Also had a blowout going 70 mph on the Interstate which did $1600 worth of damage to the fender/wheel well. I think these tires should have been recalled. If you have these tires I suggest that you replace them PRONTO.
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You didn't give much information about the tires, but I'd suspect that you're talking about the OEM tires that are (were) installed on your 2011 trailer. Chances are that your trailer, being a 2011 model was assembled in 2010 and the tires were manufactured prior to that. Doing some quick "guesswork math" that would mean the tires are either 6 or 7 years old or pushing that age. ST tires are "said to lose" 10% of their load capacity each year, so your tires are "living on 30% of their rated load carrying capacity. It isn't any wonder that you had a blowout at 70 MPH (on tires that are speed rated 65 MPH) and only able to support less than half their rated capacity due to age.
One blessing, if you can remotely consider it such, is that you only suffered $1600 damage. Most people who experience a blowout while towing at speed are in the $5000 + damage range.
If you haven't yet, it's assuredly time to replace all 5 of your tires. Few people who have your experience continue with TowMax tires. Many find Maxxis or Carlisle Radial Trail HD/RH tires to be a reasonably priced alternative that provides much better service.