I OWN A 2013 JAYCO GREYHAWK MOTORHOME ON THE FORD E-450 CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, LT225-75R-16. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAD 26,000 MILES ON THEM BEFORE PROBLEMS DEVELOPED. ON MY TRIP TO FLORIDA LAST MONTH, I HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF 6 TIRES DUE TO THE TREAD DELAMINATING COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE AS IF THEY WERE RETREADS. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE TIRES NVER LOST AIR PRESSURE, JUST THE COMPLETE TREAD. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL 6 TIRES ON THE TRIP TO FOR OUR OWN SAFETY AND TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE COACH. THE MOTORHOME IS STORED INSIDE MY GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN USE. THE DOT CODE IS B3JH 009X 3112 MAKING THEM JUST 4 1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE CONTACTED MICHELIN ABOUT THEM, BUT DON'T APPEAR TO BE VERY CONCERNED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SPECFIC SIZE TIRE FOR THE SAME SPECFIC REASONS! THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS FOR THESE TIRES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 0210 - 2512. SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED EVEN THOUGH MINE WAS MANUFACTURED JUST 6 WEEKS AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL ENDED. ANOTHER COMPLAINT WAS WRITTEN UP BY ANOTHER MOTORHOME OPERATOR IN THE SEPTEMBER 2016 MOTORHOME MAGAZINE ON PAGE 120. THE TIRES WERE THE SAME AGE. I WROTE ABOUT THEM ON THE JAYCO FORUM PAGE AND THIS WAS A RESPONSE I GOT," SENIOR MEMBER JOIN DATE: APR 2016 LOCATION: LA GRANGE POSTS: 119 I HAVE THE SAME GREYHAWK A 2009 HAD THOSE TIRES AT 25 THOUSAND THEY FELL APART, DID NOT REPLACE THEM WITH MITCHELIN IT LOOKS LIKE MICHELIN STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES, BUT WANT IGNORE IT SINCE MANY OWNERS OF THESE MOTORHOMES DON'T RUN INTO THESE ISSUES UNLESS THEY PUT THE MILES ON THESE TIRES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10936085
- Incident
- Nov 4, 2016
- Mileage
- 26,000 mi