NHTSA Complaint #747482 — 1998 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	747482
Vehicle	1998 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	May 19, 2001
Date Filed	July 6, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	SD

Consumer Description

THERE ARE APPROX 200 MEMBERS IN OUR RV MOTORHOME CLUB. AT LEAST 25 HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS. MICHELIN BLAMES THIS ON "INCORRECT PRESSURE" OR "YOU MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING". BUT NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. ALL OF THE TIRE FAILURES ARE A ZIPPER TYPE BLOWOUT, AND ALMOST ALL OF THE TIRES WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO MAY, 1998 WHEN MICHELIN ALLEDGEDLY HAD A REDESIGN TO THE TIRE SIDEWALL. MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT DO NOT BELONG TO OUR CLUB REPORT SIMILAR TIRE FAILURES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MICHELIN TIRE PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN THE RECENT FIRESTONE PASSENGER CAR TIRE FIASCO. MOST OF US OWNERS WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE THIS LOOKED INTO BEFORE ANY MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. PLEASE HELP US! THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE TIRES, NOT THE PARTICULAR BRAND OF RV MOTORHOME. *AK (TIRESIZE: 23580R22.5)

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