2001 Fleetwood Discovery Tires Problems

“On the way to fla spent night south of sc border. Air 102 cold. Traveled 4 hours 65 MPH. Passenger r/r/I (38,600 miles) sidewall zipper rip. Installed spare. John j's auto & truck service (1103 n. Us 1, po box 350721 palm coast, fla 32135) called around; no tires available. Knew of many blow-outs. Michelin will not warranty. Installed my spare from front. Updated 05/16/06.”

“We experienced a tire blow-out on our 2001 Discovery. We were cruising at 67 MPH on rt 80 in iowa when the right front tire (a michelin 255/80r22.5) blew out the sidewall. We did not run over anything. I had checked the tire pressure the day before 100 lbs. Destroyed the tire, rim, and cover over $1,000 damage.”

“3 separate michelin tire sidewall blowouts, the most recent being sept 3. All involve 255/80r22.5 xrv tires. Tire pressures set at 105 PSI(cold). 3 certified scale weight tickets indicate rv well under gross front and rear. Failed tire tread depths measure identical across tire (12/32). All failures between 31,000 and 38,000 miles. One failure damaged the rv.”

“Dt: contact owns a 2001 Fleetwood Discovery motor home that has michelin 255/80r22-5xrv tires. While driving the front driver's side tire blew out. Approximately a month later two more tires blew out. The contact she did not notice any vibration while driving. There were not abnormal bulges or flat spots in the tires. The two tires were located on the rear inside dual. The tires have been sent back to michelin to be inspected, they stated under inflation or overloading t caused the tires to blow out. The tires regularly serviced.”