MICHELIN XRV TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN XRV 235/80R/22.5 TIRE ZIPPER RIPS BLOW OUTS 1ST ONE APRIL 27, 2003 INSIDE LEFT DUEL. 2ND ONE SEPT. 18, 2004 RIGHT FRONT. *AK

MY MOTORHOME, A 2001 TRADE WINDS HAD TWO BLOWOUTS AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE RIGHT INSIDE DUAL AT THE SAME TIME ON I-10 NEAR LIVE OAK FLORIDA. THERE ARE 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES AND THIS IS THE SECOND AND THIRD BLOWOUT. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2003 AND DAMAGED THE MOTORHOME. NHTSA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TIRES AS MICHELIN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MAKES THEM AND THEY ARE DANGEROUS.*AK

WE HAVE HAD 2 BLOW OUTS IN LAST 2 TRIPS WITH OUR MICHELIN XRV 255/80 22.5. ONE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND THE SECOND TRIP DRIVER SIDE INSIDE REAR. RECALL ON FRONT TIRES ONLY? NEWMAR HAS MADE A MISTAKE AND NEEDS TO RECALL ALL TIRES FOR OUR MOTORHOME. WE HAVE ONLY 15,000.00 MILES ON OUR KOUNTRY STAR. CHECK TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. NEWMAR REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION OR HELP WITH MICHELIN ISSUE. RECALL ONLY FOR FRONT TIRES WE ARE TOLD. *AK

MICHELIN TIRE 255X70X22.5 XRV FIRST FAILURE WITH 9856 MILES ON TIRE INSIDE DUAL DRIVERS SIDE. *AK

MICHELIN TIRE 255X70X22.5 XRV 2ND FAILURE IN 3 WEEKS MILES ON TIRE- 10,302. INSIDE DUAL PASSENGERS SIDE DATE 10 AUG 04. *AK

PROCEDING ALONG INTERSTATE HWY APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN TIRE BLOWS. NO OBSTRUCTION IN ROADWAY TO CAUSE TIRE FAILURE. SIDEWALL ON TIRE WAS SPLIT APROX. 8 INCHES IN LENGTH.*AK

MICHLIN 235-80-22.5 TIRE BLEW OUT (RIGHT INNER DUAL SIDE WALL).TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. JUST HAD MOTORHOME WEIGHED AT EACH CORNERAT RALLY IN TEXAS 2 DAYS BEFORE BLOWOUT AND IT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIMITS. 2000 DISCOVERY (36,000) MILES CAUSED $3100.00 DAMAGE TO BODY. 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DOING MAINT. DISCOVERED MUNTIPLE BULGES IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. REPLACED THEM AND NOW AM REPLACING LEFT REAR DUALS FOR FEAR THEY WILL BLOW! THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM MICHLIN AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY CAN GET ANY. I THINK 6 TIRES AT 36,000 MILES IS A PROBLEM!! I HAVE PHOTOS OF BLOWN OUT TIRE AND DAMAGE. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS USING MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON A 2001 BOUNDER MOTORHOME. THE FIRST WAS AT 17000 MILES WHEN THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO A STORAGE COMPARTMENT. THE SECOND BLOWOUT WAS TO MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COVER. THE FRONT BLOWOUT IS THE MOST WORRYSOME, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED. THIS IS MY 4TH MOTORHOME AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION KEEP MY TIRE PRESSURES CHECKED AND INFLATED PRIOR TO ANY USE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE PROBLEM ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES....EVER.*AK

WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW-OUT ON OUR 2001 DISCOVERY. WE WERE CRUISING AT 67 MPH ON RT 80 IN IOWA WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE (A MICHELIN 255/80R22.5) BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WE DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. I HAD CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THE DAY BEFORE 100 LBS. DESTROYED THE TIRE, RIM, AND COVER OVER $1,000 DAMAGE. *LA

ZIPPER BLOWOUT ON MICHELIN 255 R80 22.5 XRV FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT TIRES AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. FIRST ON 7/24/04 HWY I- 64, N.CAROLINA HOLIDAY RAMBLER (2000)ENDEAVOR 40' TVL SPEED ABOUT 60 MPH. OUTER SIDEWALL RUPTURED, 13,302 MILES. SECOND BLOWOUT, FRONT LEFT ON 8/10/04, HWY I-94, WISCONSIN, 14,498 MILES 60 MPH. CONFIRMED COACH WITHIN VEHICLE GVW, TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT CORRECT LEVEL ACCORDING TO MICHELIN PRODUCT BULLETIN REC'D IN 2000 (BEFORE WE BEGAN USING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD). MICHELIN ASKED TO COVER COST OF TIRE REPLACEMENTS. OFFERED TO PAY FOR FIRST BLOWOUT COST VERBALLY, GAVE 5 DAYS TO ACCEPT VERBAL OFFER UNLESS WE HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED ON CERT. SCALE. WE REQUESTED WRITTEN NOTICE, MICHELIN REP REFUSED TO PROVIDE INFO IN WRITING VIA THEIR LEGAL DEPT. AND REVOKED ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OVER AND ABOVE INITIAL OFFER TO PAY FOR 1ST TIRE COST THIS WAS AFTER WE HAD CERT.SCALE DOCUMENTATION. (WE WERE NOT OVERWEIGHT.) ALONG WITH COST OF TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE RIGHT WHEEL PANEL WAS BLOWN OFF, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY COST OF REPAIR/RESTORATION. *AK