Had A TIRE BLOW!!!

[djbenphillips]

Well I guess its inevitable if you own a Travel Trailer that it will happen sooner or later. I guess my time was today. I lost the rear right tire on my 2012 Fuzion 310. Fortunately the injuries were minor but they still need to be repaired. It damaged my "fender flare" and some of the sheet metal skirting directly behind the tire.

Can I get parts directly from Keystone or will I have to go through a dealer? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[diugo]

Ebay is a possibility, but it's easiest to get the right part from a dealer---and you may even get a discount if you use the same dealer you bought your RV from.

Big plastic parts come with ridiculous shipping charges. One of the many things I learned on this forum is that you might be able to have the parts you need shipped completely free---inside another new RV headed from Keystone to that dealer. Not all dealers are willing to do this, but it does not hurt to ask. Obviously, you may have to wait a bit longer for the parts to arrive.

[suza]

Originally Posted by djbenphillips

Well I guess its inevitable if you own a Travel Trailer that it will happen sooner or later. I guess my time was today. I lost the rear right tire on my 2012 Fuzion 310. Fortunately the injuries were minor but they still need to be repaired. It damaged my "fender flare" and some of the sheet metal skirting directly behind the tire.

Can I get parts directly from Keystone or will I have to go through a dealer? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for your mishap! Probably the hot weather had something to do with it.

[Ron]

You would think the manufacturers would get a clue some day and quit putting junk tires on these RVs, especially the larger heavier ones...I ended up putting 14 ply on ours, now I can tow with confidence....

[mamestra]

Have you checked with the tire manufacture? We had a blowout on ours, I kept the tire and contacted Goodyear and they covered the repair.

[Ken / Claudia]

You do not say what tires they are. If they are tow max go to their web site. They do have a warranty.

[diugo]

I'd love to hear from someone who got relief from Towmax's warranty. First, the tire has to be in inspectable shape. If it's destroyed, they (like all tire manufacturers) will simply say it was underinflated and deny the claim. Then there are Towmax's arcane documentation requirements. Finally, you have to find an actual Towmax dealer and take the tire there. All this---just for another Towmax!

[chuck&gail]

Make sure you carefully check the OTHER tires. If they are Chinese, they may all be ready to fail IMHO.

[Ken / Claudia]

Diugo,thats good information, I did not read thru the warranty information. Only just that there is one. It would figure that to use it most won't due to to much trouble.

[diugo]

Originally Posted by chuck&gail

Make sure you carefully check the OTHER tires. If they are Chinese, they may all be ready to fail IMHO.

Certainly the tire on the same side as the failed one should be carefully examined---particularly if it handled the double load for any extended period of time. My blowout was one of my rear tires and I didn't notice it for several miles---by then it had disintegrated and I just happened to notice chunks of tread in the mirror.

So out of an abundance of caution I chose to replace that other Towmax---which actually did its job quite admirably, if you think about it. Thus "Made in China" was not a sufficient reason to replace the other original two. I did rotate things so that they are now on the front axle, however.

And I got me a TPMS which has afforded fantastic peace of mind.

[T11ravis]

Originally Posted by diugo

I'd love to hear from someone who got relief from Towmax's warranty. First, the tire has to be in inspectable shape. If it's destroyed, they (like all tire manufacturers) will simply say it was underinflated and deny the claim. Then there are Towmax's arcane documentation requirements. Finally, you have to find an actual Towmax dealer and take the tire there. All this---just for another Towmax!

I just went through this with them last month. All it took was a quick email and then a 5 min. phone conversation with Olga who was very polite and professional. She found a local independent tire place within 3 miles for me to swing by for a quick inspection. She called within 48 hrs. with a prorated amount and I had a check in my hand 10 days later. I was free to buy whatever tire I wanted from anywhere.
Pretty easy really.

[diugo]

Originally Posted by T11ravis

I just went through this with them last month. All it took was a quick email and then a 5 min. phone conversation with Olga who was very polite and professional. She found a local independent tire place within 3 miles for me to swing by for a quick inspection. She called within 48 hrs. with a prorated amount and I had a check in my hand 10 days later. I was free to buy whatever tire I wanted from anywhere.
Pretty easy really.

Great to know, Travis. With my TPMS I should be able to catch the next one before it disintegrates. That Towmax would simply cut a check is very impressive. What amount did you get, if I may ask? Did you have to present documentation asserting that the failed tire was installed only on your trailer by Keystone---as the warranty clearly states?

[jcbaker]

I am currently battling with Dynamic tire (Mfg. of TowMax) with no luck. Two blowouts on the same weekend, less than 1500 miles on the trailer (2012 Passport 26BHWE). I know for a fact that I am not overloaded and the tire pressures were holding strong at the max. pressure before I left. I sent all five tires to Dynamic, two of which were completely destroyed. They are sticking their head in the sand. They've offered a "goodwill" credit for each tire if I sign a "release of liability," but will not cover the $4000 in damages to my trailer. How nice of them...

Have also contacted the dealership and Keystone, as I think they have some responsibility in this situation. Nobody cares and I'm very disappointed in their responses! Currently seeking legal advice.

[Ken / Claudia]

Not alot of information on your blow out as to where the tires where or age etc. I guess maybe they were on the same side when one blew out the other was overloaded and failed. I do not know how the dealer or keystone has anything to sue over but, that's for a lawyer. A friend had a blow out on a toy hauler with damage to trailer and filed an insurence claim that paid. I have thought I would go that route if/when that happens to me. Also get full metal valve stems on the new wheels so you can rule out valve failure. (That I did have x2)

[Michael Watkins]

I have a Cougar 323 MKS (2012) and have actually gotten the standard prorated refund from them. It was no battle the lady olga was very nice 800-238-6469. She does have rules she has to follow. Do I think it was enough no, and the fact 3 out of the 5 Towmax (Blowmax!) tires failed I got rid of them all. I am having trouble getting refund (even prorated for the 2 tires that did not fail (YET!) I upgraded to the Goodyear G614RST. they were pricy but I really like piece of mind. I also picked up a Tire Tracker set for the rig. I cannot tell you how great the Goodyears are as our first trip with them is coming up but reading the forum and other reports they seemed great (Not so for Towmax).

[W5WI]

Sounds like many of us have had the same luck with TowMax tires...

When I was airing up my spare tire I noticed chunks of tread missing. The tire was less than 18 months old and had never been on the ground! I replaced the tire and checked the tires on the ground. They all looked good...

I got about 250 miles from my home and had a blowout on the 5ers front tire on the drivers side. I was on the eastbound lane of I-64 and traffic was very heavy. I called 911 and had a law enforcement officer park behind me with his lights flashing. I quickly learned that Illinois does not have a law requiring vehicles to move over for emergency vehicles. The police officer was having trouble getting folks to move over even with his lights flashing!

Yep, it damaged the sheetmetal... As stated above, the TowMax tires came on my Cougar 326MKS and are less than 18 months old. They looked new! They have always been covered when stored. Unfortunately, my dealer, Loveall's RV is out of business and I have no local dealer for the TowMax tires to even attempt an adjustment.

Luckily, I managed to find a Goodyear dealer in the next town so, I replaced all the TowMax tires with Goodyear Marathons. I've had excellent luck with them in the past, so I have confidence in them.

Cheers,

dale

[Jim & DJ]

Had the same problem, only one flat and the other blew to pieces.

No more GY Marathons.

Have changed all tires to Michelin XPS Rib E


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