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tommymontes
Explorer
Jul 28, 2014

Tire blew and destroyed storage box

I have a 2002 Winnebago Sightseer with the Ford chassis. Tire in rear on passenger side blew out last week and destroyed the exterior storage compartment. The storage compartment door is still in tact but the box itself is crumpled. I took a look in the Winnebago catalog but couldn't find anything on purchasing a new storage box. Is this something that can be purchased and bolted in as a replacement part? I'm thinking someone else had to have had a blowout before and incurred the same damage as I.

I appreciate your advice. Thanks.

~Tom
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  • wallynm's avatar
    wallynm
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2014
    A half million dollar RV does not have these kinds of problems. It is the less than half million dollar RV that have this problem.

    down home wrote:
    This is one thing that continues to puzzle me. A quarter inch steel wheel housing would save lots, of destruction, in RVs and even lives, yet Mfgs haven't addressed the situation.
    I'm in no situation to do it now or I would have something like it built into our MH. What's 500.00 in a 500,000.00 or greater RV.
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    down_home
    Explorer II
    Jul 28, 2014
    This is one thing that continues to puzzle me. A quarter inch steel wheel housing would save lots, of destruction, in RVs and even lives, yet Mfgs haven't addressed the situation.
    I'm in no situation to do it now or I would have something like it built into our MH. What's 500.00 in a 500,000.00 or greater RV.
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    wallynm
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2014
    RV Salvage

    Check with these guys.

    tommymontes wrote:
    I have a 2002 Winnebago Sightseer with the Ford chassis. Tire in rear on passenger side blew out last week and destroyed the exterior storage compartment. The storage compartment door is still in tact but the box itself is crumpled. I took a look in the Winnebago catalog but couldn't find anything on purchasing a new storage box. Is this something that can be purchased and bolted in as a replacement part? I'm thinking someone else had to have had a blowout before and incurred the same damage as I.

    I appreciate your advice. Thanks.

    ~Tom

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