Michelin LTX M/S Tires Issue
I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I had a blowout on a Michelin 225/75/R16 on the 31 foot MH. The authorized Michelin dealer inspected it and determined it was not a road hazard. They came on my ...
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pnichols wrote:
Dan,
I know what you printed in your OP, but ... just as a double-check ... was your destroyed tire "M&S" or "M&S2"?
I would have thought that Michelin was no longer making M&S tires and all inventories, everywhere, had been purged by the time your RV was built? Otherwise, why did Michelin introduce the new M&S2 design in the first place? If I'm right, I wonder why/how your 2011 RV still came with the M&S tires?
When my M&S tires needed replacing in 2011 I became aware of the new M&S2 tire and specifically directed the tire shop to NOT install the over-20-year-old-design M&S tire. The M&S2 uses some different materials in it's construction and I'm hoping that this fairly new design solves the aging problems that are occuring with the older M&S tire.
It was the M/S that came apart. They replaced the spare last week with the M/S2. I did talk to one dealer at that time that said they still had at least one M/S in stock.
To bdipper: I would call Michelin and talk to them. I think they know there is a problem with these tires.
To one of the other poster: I have not driven over 65 on this trip, and have never gone even 70 for any length of time.
UPDATE: when I talked with Michelin this morning, the rep suggested that they have a dealer inspect all the original tires.
