MICHELIN XRV TIRES Complaints

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 3 BLOWOUTS AT AROUND 60 MPH WITH THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. LOCATIONED FRONT RIGHT INSIDE, AND FRONT LEFT INSIDE. MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 18000 AND 20285, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE FIRST TIRE BLEW AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL WELL FIBERGLASS RIM, THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ON THE RIGHT INSIDE, AND THE THIRD TIRE LEFT INSIDE BLEW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SC

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SIDE WALL RIPPED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *MR

SIDE WALL BLOW OUT ON MICHELIN XRV 23580R 22.5. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS I HAVE SUFFERED 2 SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS ON MY 2000 ALLEGRO BUS RV. TRAVEL SPEED IS ALWAYS LESS THAN 65 MPH AND INFLATION MAINTAINED AT 100 PSIG. ONE TIRE FAILURE ON DRIVER SIDE STEERING NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE DITCH. SECOND FAILURE OCCURED ON PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DUAL , WHICH I DISCOVERD DURING A NORMAL REST BREAK, FORTUNATELY BEFORE THE SECOND TIRE FAILED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL REMAINING TIRES SINCE I FEARED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INCIDENTS. *AK

RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2000 DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME W/MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 TIRES. JUST NOTIFIED BY LTR DATED 1-26-04 FROM NEWMAR CORP. I HAVE ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO CONTACT THEM, AND THEY REFUSE TO RETURN CALLS OR ANSWER THEIR PHONE OTHER THAN AUTOMATED.TIRES FAILED W/LESS THAN 27,000 MILES IN OCT 2002.*AK

TIRE MICHELIN 235 R80 22.5 ON CLASS A MOTORHOME - DOT 3497 - 51000 MILES - GOOD TREAD - "ZIPPER BLOW OUT" ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE - PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SIMILAR BLOWOUT NOV 03 ON OUTSIDE LEFT REAR TIRE ~49,500 MILEAGE. *AK

SAFETY OF MICHELIN XRV 225/80 R 22.5 TIRES. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPRESSED CONCERNS RELATED TO THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE MICHELIN XRV TIRES. THE CONSUMER WITNESSED FIRST HAND THE BLOWOUT OF A PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DUAL TIRE ON A 2001 BOUNDER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS TIRES MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HE THEREFORE CONTACTED HIS LOCAL MICHELIN TIRE DEALER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TRADE THE TIRES STATING THAT THERE WAS NO MARKET FOR A USED MICHELIN XRV. *NM *JB *SC *JB

MICHELIN XRV 255/80R22.5 SIDE WALL FAILURE DOT# B6H6AK3 X 179 26000 MILES TOTAL, THREE BLOW OUT WITHIN 1200 MILES - TIRE PRESSURES WITHIN COACHMAN SPECS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DIESEL PUSHER THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MICHELIN'S CONSUMER CALL CENTER TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND BLOWOUT I EXPERIENCED ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT BOTH TIRES HAD THE SAME MANUFACTURING DATE CODE. THEY RESPONDED BY ASSERTING THAT THE TIRE DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. WHEN I MAINTAINED THAT PRESSURE HAD NEVER BEEN LOW, THEY THEN RESPONDED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN OVERLOADED. I REMOVED ALL SIX MICHELIN TIRES FROM THIS MOTORHOME AND REPLACED THEM WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE ALMOST 40,000 ADDITIONAL MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DIESEL PUSHER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. A MICHELIN DEALER, AFTER A CURSORY EXAMINATION, CLAIMED THE TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER'S ASSERTION WAS NOT ACCURATE AS THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIRE LOAD/INFLATION SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY MICHELIN TO THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER. *LA

NEW MICHELIN XRV TIRE INSTALLED AT FACTORY ON 2003 CONDOR MOTOR HOME CLASS A IN THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE POSITION BADLY OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VIBRATION.. MICHELIN DID REPLACE TIRE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *AK