NHTSA Complaint #10030694 — 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR

I HAVE A NEWMAR MOTORHOME WITH MICHELIN TIRES. IT HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 1400 MILES I HAVE BLOWN THREE TIRES OF THE 6 ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE WEIGHED AND IT IS NOT OVER THE RATED MAXIMUM WEIGHTS ON EITHER AXEL. I HAVE BLOWN TWO FRONT AND ONE REAR TIRE SO FAR. (YOUR LIST OF MICHELIN TIRES DOES NOT NCLUDE THE XRV SO I WILL CHOOSE ANOTHER TYPE JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED) THIS SHOULD INTEREST YOU: TWO MICHELIN DEALERS WHO SERVICED ME WHEN THE FIRST TWO TIRES BLEW SID THAT THE XRV TIRES THAT MICHELIN MAKES FOR MOTORHOMES ARE "A PIECE OF CRAP". ONE OF THEM TOLD THAT TO MICHELIN HQ IN MY PRESENCE IN A PHONE CALL. MICHELIN GAVE ME ONE REPLACEMENT TIRE AFTER I HAD BLOWN TWO IN A WEEK. MY TIRES ARE NOT OLD AND THE DEALERS DID NOT SUGGEST THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING I DID THAT MADE THEM BLOW. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TRIES FROM A BAD BATCH OF TIRES. TO HAVE THREE OF THEM BLOW WITHIN 1400 MILES SUGGESTS THAT THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. I AM CONVINCED THEY ARE UNSAFE AND I AM REPLACING THE THREE THAT HAVE NOT YET BLOWN WITH OTHER TIRES TOMORROW. I AM REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE THAT MICHELIN GAVE ME AS A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT, THE XZE TRUCK TIRE.*AK