| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016797 | Incident Date: Feb, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: 00 |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: XRV | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S7NT9K0XRC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 |
