2010 FLEETWOOD ICON — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

HAVE A SPRINTER MOTOR HOME WITH KUHMO TIRES MODEL # ROAD VENTURE AT, SIZE LT215/85R-16. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED AND TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I HAD THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED BY A TIRE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THE KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT LT215/85 R16S ON MY 2010 FLEETWOOD PULSE MOTORHOME BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS ON THE PULSE YAHOO FORUM. TODAY, I NOTICED A 4 TO 5 INCH LONG, 1 INCH HIGH BULGE ON THE SHOULDER BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL ON MY LEFT REAR INNER DUAL. THE TIRE WAS FULLY INFLATED. THE MOTORHOME HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A FEW HUNDRED MILES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, SINCE I LAST INSPECTED THE TIRES. KUMHO FAILURES ON FLEETWOOD PULSE / ICON / QUEST MOTORHOMES HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED. THEY ARE ON 2008 DODGE SPRINTER CHASSIS AND THE DATE CODE INDICATES MANUFACTURE EARLY IN 2007. DOT CODE H20P YD4A 2307. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL WOULD BE WARRANTED. (ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING UNDER THE "KUMHO" "KUMHO" LINE OF TIRES. MANY OF THEM SEEM TO BE THE ROAD VENTURE(S) AT LINE OF TIRES.) *TR

BOUGHT MY RV NEW WITH 537 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRES DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLES. I HAVE PURCHASED 6 NEW TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED MY RV. 1) SIDEWALL BUBBLE 9/21/2010 AT 4425 MILES. 2) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT 5/10/2011 AT ? MILES. 3) (2 TIRES) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND SIDEWALL BUBBLE 8-20-2011 AT 17135 MILES. 4) TIRE TREAD SEPARATION 9/29/2011 AT 20010 MILES. TIRES ARE KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT LT 215-85R16 DOT # H20P YD4A THE FLEETWOOD DEALER ASK ME ON 6/3/2011, IF I HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I TOLD HIM I TOLD HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT MY TIRES PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD OVER 100 OF THESE RV'S AND MORE THAN 30% HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. *TT