Another Blowout!
So........ brand new tire.... date code 22-14...... driving to Charleston, SC on I-95.... we start smelling hot rubber. We pull off the interstate and check the tires. Everything looks great. Get b...
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Executive wrote:
IF, you file a claim with Goodyear...it might not be wise to tell your story as you've posted it....As stated earlier, if you had one blowout on a dual wheel configuration, the other tire suffers some stress..how much? Depends on your weight etc on that axle at the time. The fact you blew another tire might indicate some other problem with your rig....If I were filing a claim, I'd have the coach weighed immediately after the tire replacement. This would lend credence to showing I was not overloaded at the time. I can see any claim being denied simply because you've had two failures on the same axle within a short period of time. The burden of proof then falls back to you to prove their tire was faulty...good luck.....Dennis
The original blowout happened....the inside dually blewout...jerked down the mudflap and poked a hole in the outer tire. We replaced both roadside at the time. Less than 500 miles later the outer new tire with a date code of 22-14 separated. I'll get the weight to make sure, but I'm reasonably certain that it's not overweight. Nothing else seems to be apparent to be a problem.
