NHTSA Complaint #10327901 — 2003 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN X TIRES, SIZE P235/80/R22.5. TWO OF THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENTS. THE CONTACT LATER FOUND OUT THAT ONE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED SIX YEARS AND THE OTHER TIRE TEN YEARS BEFORE HE PURCHASED THEM. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE TIRES SINCE THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM A TIRE FACILITY THAT WAS 700 MILES FROM HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 500 AND 700 MILES AND THEN IT WAS PARKED FOR THREE MONTHS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.