2001 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE Complaints

9/10/04 TRAVELING WEST IN 2001 MINNIE WINNIE, MODEL 331 C. WINDOW IN THE CAB-OVER SECTION OF THE MOTORHOME IMPLODED. NO VEHICLES IN IMMEDIATE AREA AND NOTHING HEARD HITTING WINDOW. WINDOW WAS TEMPERED GLASS AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES AND TINY SHARDS OF GLASS. BECAUSE WINDOW HAD CURTAIN DRAWN, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SPARED BEING COVERED WITH GLASS. ALTHOUGH AGAINS THE LAW TO DO SO, HAVE SEEN MANY CHILDREN RIDING UP IN THIS SECTION OF CLASS C MOTORHOMES AN CAB OVER CAMPERS. THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY LOST THEIR EYESIGHT. A CALL TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORHOME WAS MET WITH DISINTEREST AND EXCUSES. I REPLIED THAT THE GLASS MAY BE TOO THIN AND THAT PROBABLY WINDSHIELD TYPE GLASS RATHER THAN TEMPERED GLASS SHOULD BE USED IN THIS APPLICATION. I CONSIDER THIS TYPE OF GLASS, USED IN VIRTUALLY A WINDSHIELD SITUATION, TO BE AN EXTREME HAZZARD TO ANY PASSENGERS RIDING IN MOTORHOMES OR CAB OVER CAMPERS. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AT 55 MPH. 100 MILES LATER, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES SEPARATED AT 55 MPH. *AK

THE TREAD ON ONE OF MY TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE OPEN ROAD AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE TIRE IS NOT SERVICEABLE. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. MILEAGE ON TIRE - 10,000 MILES. TIRE BRAND - FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S II. TIRE SIZE - LT225/75R16 115/112R M/S. DOT NUMBER - 8X1L 1X1 3000. VEHICLE - 2001 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 27P BUILT ON FORD E450 CHASSIS. VEHICLE WAS LIGHTLY LOADED WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. TIRE WAS LOCATED ON RIGHT REAR AXLE ON OUTSIDE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS SET AT THE SPECIFIED COLD PRESSURE OF 80 PSI. TIRE CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEP 2001. *TT