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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044925 | Incident Date: Oct, 29 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BROOKSVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: XRV | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4UZAAHAK02C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 17 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Multiple tires experienced sidewall blow-out on michelin 255/80 r 22.5 xrv. i have a 2002 fleetwood discovery motorhome which i purchased new. it has just over 17,000 miles on it. to date i have experienced four out of six tire sidewall failures which michelin describes as a "zipper rip". the first blow-out was on the left front on 5/13/2005 @ 15,025 miles. the motorhome was parked in the garage until my most recent trip. on this trip i experienced three more blow-outs within 36 hours of which 11 hours were spent stranded on the side of the road awaiting service and 5 hours sleeping. the second blow-out was the inside left rear which occurred on 10/30/2005 @ 17,133 miles, the third blow-out was the inside right rear which occurred on 10/30/2005 @ 17,483 miles and the fourth blow-out was the outside left rear which occurred on 10/31/2005 @ 17,760 miles. to prevent a loss of vehicle control i rotated the "new replacement" for the right rear (incident #3) to the right front to prevent a front tire failure. each blow-out resulted in damage to my motorhome. i have substantial physical damage to both rear fender skirts and a cargo bin. one instance caused me to go onto the shoulder and hit a mile marker which scratched the passenger side of the coach for several feet. the same incident knocked out my instrumentation on the dash rendering all gauges inoperable. i keep this motorhome in an enclosed garage and am very proficient at maintaining proper tire inflation. after the first incident i weighed my motorhome fully loaded on a cat certified scale to ensure proper load. based on the tire and the motorhome manufacturer's weight restrictions i was within load specifications. i continue to hear numerous reports from fellow rv enthusiasts concerning the xrv and xze tires failing as described. i believe this product to be a potential safety hazard. *nm |
