PREMATURE TIRE DETERIATION BY CRACKS IN SIDEWALL.40000 MILES ON THIS TIRE OVER PERIOD OF 5 YEARS .MICHELIN RV HAVE HISTORY OF CRACKING EVEN THOUGH MAINTATNED PROPERLY AND DRIVEN PROPERLY ,LOADED PROPERLY AND DRIVEN REASONABILE MILAGE PR YEAR .I HAD PREVIOUS TROULBE WITH MICHELIN RV TIRES WITH 3 BLOW OUTS ,EVEN NO APARENT DEFECT SHOWING INCASING OF TIRE. THIS TIRE IS A XRV SERIES 12`PLY RV TIRE .IT HAS NOT B;LOWN OUT BUT WILL BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE DEFECT IN SIDEWALL BY CRACKS SHOWING.MICHELIN SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF INCIPIENT FAILURE IF CONTINUED IN SERVICE .MY EXPERIENCE WITH MICHELIN CORP.HAS NOT BEEN GOOD IN PAST ,THEY CLAIMING I DID NOT MAINTAIN TIRE PROPERLY .I CHANGED TO ANOTHER BRAND TIRE OTHER HOLIDAY RAMBLER I OWNED AND THSE TIRES DID NOT DETERIATE IN SIDEWALL OVER 6 YEARS USEAGE .I CONSIDER THESE MICHELIN RV TIRES A SAFETY HAZARD`AND VERY DANGEROUS TO BE USED ON RV UNITS .
- NHTSA ID
- 10323613
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2010
- Mileage
- 55,000 mi