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Marcus_14006
Explorer
Dec 18, 2013

Need tire advice, TIA............

Greetings:

I just won the lottery.

Really.

I have been fighting Michelin and my dealer over the tires (LTX LT225/75 R16) that came with my new 2011 Forest River 29' Sunseeker Class C. The unit only has 972 miles on it, including 434 delivery miles.

NYS requires an annual inspection, and in April '12 I took it in and the mechanic/inspector told me the tires weren't safe to drive. FF to April '13, same thing.

I just discovered a post on the GS site that indicated Michelin had issued a recall for my tires. After calling Michelin, I confirmed that the numbers on my tires were covered.

My dilemma:

What tire do I replace them with? Or, better yet, what tires should I NEVER even consider? What tire is the safest (approx. 13,000 lbs. loaded)?

Help!!!

Thanks again, hope to be on the road soon.
  • parkmanaa's avatar
    parkmanaa
    Explorer
    Dec 18, 2013
    Unless the tires were physically separating, and if so you would
    not have made it home on them, that inspector must have radar vision.
    I, too, would like to know what the inspector found wrong.
    According to the reports I read Michelin voluntarily recalled approx. 1.2 million of these tires in the USA. They only had about 200 that actually failed, and no injuries nor deaths.
    With that low percentage of returns, I strongly doubt you had 4 tires that you 'inspector' could honestly determine unsafe to use.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Dec 18, 2013
    If Michelin is paying for them then you will get Michelins again. What did the inspector claim was wrong with the OE tires?

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