MICHELIN XRV TIRES Complaints

ON 15 JULY 2005 I HAD A MICHELIN XRV 255/80R22.5 TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON MY MOTORHOME. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND REPORTED THE FAILURE AND TOLD THEM I WAS NOT SEEKING ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. MICHELIN DID NOT SEEM A ALL INTERESTED IN CHECKING THE FAILED TIRE, SAID THEY HAD NO WAY OF PICKING IT UP. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY SIDEWALL FAILURES ON THE XRV TIRE. YOU CAN CHECK WEBSITE WWW.DISCOVERYOWNERS.COM AND SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY SIDEWALL FAILURES AND THIS IS JUST ON ONE BRAND OF MOTORHOME. THESE TIRES DEFINITELY HAVE A SIDEWALL DEFECT. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

TIRE BLOW OUT AT 60MPH ON I-75, GEORGIA @ EXIT 39 ALL TIRES CHECKED BEFORE LEAVING ON TRIP AND HAD 102PSI. TIRES HAD ALWAY HAD 102 PSI SINCE NEW. MOTORHOME RUNNING 4000LBS BELOW MAX WEIGHT. NO CORNER HEAVY. CORRECT TIRE SIZE IS: 255 R 80 22.5

CHECKED OVER RV FOR TRIP. CHECKED AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES TO 105 LBS. BLEW OUT SIDEWALL OF INSIDE RIGHT REAR.(ZIPPER BLOW) USED A SPARE I HAD PURCHASED.

CHECK OVER RV FOR TRIP. CHECKED AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES TO 105 LBS. BLEW OU SIDEWALL OF INSIDE LEFT SIDE. (ZIPPER BLOW) USED A SPARE I HAD PURCHASED.

CHECKED OVER RV FOR TRIP. CHECKED AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES TO 105 LBS. BLEW OUT SIDEWALL OF INSIDE RIGHT REAR. (ZIPPER BLOW) I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE.

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE MOLDING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.*AK *BF *NM

DT: 03/17/05 PROBLEM BEGAN. AS CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, A BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT DUAL TIRE. CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY TRUCKERS TO RIDE THE FLAT TO THE NEAREST EXIT (3 MILES). RECOMMENDED PSI FOR THE TIRES WAS 105 LBS. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. VEHICLE WEIGHT WAS 27000 LBS. TIRES ARE REGULARLY SERVICED. NO VIBRATION PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. NO BULGING. NO WARNINGS. TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED. MICHELIN IS COOPERATING. THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT HAD 3500 MILES PURCHASED 8/21/03. "ZIPPER BLOWOUT". *NM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FOUR TIRE FAILURES WITH MICHELIN TIRE EQUIPMENT ON THE 2000 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY.*MR CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY STILL HAD 80% OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. *BF

I HAVE MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON MY MOTORHOME AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT EVEN THOUGH I MAINTAIN MY TIRES PERFECTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MICHELIN XRV TIRES! MY TIRE WAS A XRV 235/80R22.5. IT WAS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD AND LOOKED BRAND NEW WITH NO CRACKS AND ALMOST NO TREAD WEAR AT ALL.

I OWN A 1994 HOLIDAY RAMBLER IMPERIAL 36 FEET MOTOR HOME. IN AUGUST OF 2000 I PURCHASED 6 NEW MICHELIN XRV 255/80R22.5 TIRES . THE NEW TIRES ARE MARKED ?DOT B6H6 AK3 X 1800?.MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON THE OLD 235/80R22.5 XZU4 TIRES, ON THE RV SINCE NEW WITH NO PROBLEMS. 1) THE FIRST BLOWOUT HAPPENED ONLY 10 MINUTES (!) INTO A TRIP IN NOVEMBER 2003 ON A COOL RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON A HIGHWAY IN ONTARIO DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL COMMENTED IN THE LARGE SIDEWALL ?ZIPPER BLOWOUT? AND POINTED OUT THE BROWN DISCOLORATION (RUST!) VISIBLE . THERE WERE 35,800 MILES ON THIS TIRE 2) THE SECOND ?ZIPPER? BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY IN ONTARIO IN AUGUST 2004 AFTER DRIVING ONLY 10 MINUTES (!!) INTO A TRIP. THIS TIRE HAD 38,000 MILES. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FIBER GLASS SKIRTING OF THE WHEEL WELL OF THE RV 3) THE THIRD BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN TEXAS IN JANUARY 2005 THERE WERE ONLY 44,000 MILES ON THIS XRV TIRE. AGAIN I SAW EVIDENCE OF BROWN AROUND THE STEEL CORDS OF THE SIDEWALL. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A NUMBER OF DIGITAL PICTURES. THE FOURTH BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 5 BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AFTER ONE HOUR OF DRIVING EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE OUTSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE AND WAS A ZIPPER BLOWOUT ? THE SAME AS THE OTHER THREE. THE STEEL BELTS AGAIN SHOWED RUSTY RED DISCOLORATION AT THE BREAK AREA. I HAVE SEVERAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW THE RUST COLOR AROUND SOME OF THE RADIAL WIRES. WITH THIS FOURTH BLOWOUT OF THE SIX TIRES I PURCHASED, I AM EXTREMELY ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES . *AK