Michelin tires

Our new to us 2004 Journey has original Michelins and I had a sidewall blow out last fall. I was able to find a used Michelin at a Alvarez Tire in Prescott Valley, AZ (Great service!) in order to drive it to Portland, OR. I'll be putting new Toyo's on it soon for our trip up to our home in AK in late April. Michelins are good, but way overpriced, IMO.

This is a paragraph from the current Michelin RV Guide:

While most tires will need replacement before they achieve 10 years, it is recommended that any tires in service 10 years or more from the date of manufacture, including spare tires, be replaced with new tires as a simple precaution even if such tires appear serviceable and even if they have not reached the legal wear limit.
For tires that were on an original equipment vehicle (i.e. acquired by the consumer on a new vehicle), follow the vehicle manufacturer’s tire replacement recommendations when specified (but not to exceed 10 years).

Aged out tires

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snowbird47 wrote:
We have a 2004 MountainAire gas Motorhome with the original Michelin tires. There's only 25,000 miles on them, and they look fine. Do most people replace the tires at this point?

Seriously....???:h......Dennis

I had a blowout at six years. Put new ones on. Sooner rather than later.

snowbird47 wrote:
We have a 2004 MountainAire gas Motorhome with the original Michelin tires. There's only 25,000 miles on them, and they look fine. Do most people replace the tires at this point?

For what its worth I had Michelin tires with about the same mileage and experienced two blowouts in 6 months when the tires hit 5 years old.

Its up to you but if safety is a priority those tires would be replaced immediately!!!

You're living on borrowed time.

Snowbird47
If you decide to replace your tires with Michelin be sure to check out the Family Motor Coach Association pricing. It will probably save you more then $500 over the best price that you can work on your own. Dues are around $40. It is a great program.

Hi, your tires are about 10 years old or older. If this is true then I would recommend that they be replaced. Cracking and aging can lead to bow outs, etc.

Michelin recommends replacement at ten years. So there you are.