The Critical Factor | RV Tire Blowout

Two die in motorhome crash caused by blown tire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA—Two people were killed, A 6-year-old and an adult, and six others injured in a crash of a motorhome on Interstate 90 near mile post 109 Monday afternoon, according to a Washington State Patrol report. According to the State Patrol, the crash was caused by a blown tire. News report here.

Community mourns loss of father, son, both firefighters

MARCH 27, 2017, CHESTER COUNTY, SC.—Channel 9 was told the father and son were on their way to a motocross race in Georgia when a tire blew on their recreational vehicle and they ran off the road, went down an embankment and it caught fire. News report here.

Two killed in RV crash on I-10 westbound in Crowley

MARCH 26, 2017, CROWLEY, LA.—An initial investigation by State Police has revealed that the crash occurred as a 2000 Newmar motorhome was traveling west on Interstate 10 in the right lane and experienced a rapid tire deflation. News report here.

Man Killed In RV Accident Sunday In Hampton Bays Remembered For His Love Of Camping

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016, SOUTHHAMPTON, NY.—His parents were returning home from a long weekend in Montauk late Sunday afternoon—his mother was driving in a car behind the RV, he said—when a tire blew on the RV, causing the elder Mr. Santos to lose control of the vehicle and veer off Sunrise Highway just west of the Hampton Bays exit. News report here.

One man is dead after I 79 accident

May 30, 2016, ERIE, PA.— A deadly Memorial Day RV crash claims the life of one person. The RV that was  traveling north bound on Interstate 79 crashed into a ditch. According to police the front tire on the driver's side of the 2004 Winnebago blew out, causing the driver to lose control. News report with pictures and video here.

RV careens into home after blowout

May 12, 2015, COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla.—One person suffered minor injuries after a recreational vehicle crashed into a home in Lake City Monday evening. According to the Columbia County Fire Rescue's Facebook page, the RV was heading south on Interstate 75 when it swerved off the road, through a group of trees, a billboard and a wire fence and smashed into the home on Rolamite Glen. The Florida Highway Patrol says a blown tire caused the driver of the RV to lose control. News report with pictures and video here.

Man killed in RV crash on I-95

November 30, 2013.—A fatal crash sparked a small brush fire in a wooded area near I-95 in Volusia County. Sgt. Kim Montes with Florida Highway Patrol told FOX 35 the accident unfolded when the driver of the RV blew a tire while driving north bound on I-95 Saturday afternoon.

The blown tire caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle, so he went off of the road. The RV went into a wooded area on Willow Run Boulevard before crashing into some trees and catching on fire. News Report and Video

Could this 2013 Memorial Day weekend tragedy been avoided?

"Susan Clark was driving the RV and her husband, Steven Clark, was sitting on a couch behind the driver's seat when a front tire blew about 5:45 a.m., causing the oversize vehicle and trailer to veer off I-15 and into the neighborhood below, according to the Utah Highway Patrol." Both died at the scene. News Report and Video.

We may never know if this was preventable. As tragic as this was, this incident is a good reminder of how important it is to check the tires' cold air inflation pressure before traveling each day. Also, routinely perform a visual inspection at each stop along the route to the destination. If you don't have one, consider installing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).