After nearly a year of looking, today we closed on our new (to us) RV. It passed the chassis and house inspections with flying colors. On our test drive last Sunday, we blew out a tire on an inner dual. I was almost ready to walk away but the rest of the RV was so nice, especially after the junk we have been looking at. Thanks to you fine people here, I read about the Michelin tire recall and these tires were Michelins. I took the RV to Discount tire and drove out with 7 brand new tires, total cost $0. The new RV is fully loaded with full body paint, and almost every option offered by Winnebago when it was new. The woman we bought from only owned it for a year and the first owner was an elderly gentleman from CA who took excellent care of his rig, and it showed. It is a 2008 Winnebago Aspect 26A. It was built on the new for 2008 Ford E450 chassis.We pick it up tomorrow and bring it home to make it our own. I can't wait to get out camping again.

Nice score on the tires. Sounds like this forum saved you about 15 years worth of dues, awesome. Tires was the first $1500 (one of many) that I dropped after getting our MH.Happy trails to you.

Congratulations and Happy Trails!

Congratulations! I hope the blowout did not cause any damage. Great that you checked the tires for warranty, that was a big saving. I am curious, how did the owner react when the tire blew?

Congrats! Who did your inspections? If a third party you paid, you would think they would have picked up on the recalled Michelins.

She wasn't in the RV with us when it happened. We drove about a quarter of a mile at 25MPH and then the speed limit went to 45. As soon as we got to 45, the tire came apart. Fortunately it did no damage to the RV. Before I drove it I had noticed the sidewall cracks even though she advertised that the rig had "new tires". The owner appeared to be more worried about how she would get the RV back to the storage lot with a bad tire. AAA to the rescue and they put the spare on. I was amazed how easy it was to get the tires replaced. It was a little difficult finding a store (small town) that had 7 of the replacement tires but after a few calls we tracked them down.With the new tires the RV drove great. This is especially sweet for me because 4 1/2 years ago I had a major heart attack and while my health has improved dramatically from that very low point, sadly last year I had to sell my truck and trailer because it was too much on me to keep it up and also do all the setup when we camp. Now with a much smaller, easier to drive setup we are back camping. First stop, Grayland State Park on the Washington coast. Our favorite spot.

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Gunner45
Explorer
Sep 15, 2014
Congratulations and have fun!!
ol__yeller
Explorer II
Sep 13, 2014
Here is the link to the recall for the Michelin tires, Michelin tire recall. They had to remove my tires to check as 2 of the date codes on the rear duals were facing between the tires. My suggestion is if you have the right type of Michelin tire and can find one date code that puts you in the recall, have them all checked. I felt bad for the guy at the consignment lot as he crawled under the RV and wrote down numerous numbers that were on the tires...all of them useless. They look at the tire type (MS?) and the DOT date code to determine if they were recalled. It was very painless, at least for me.
ol__yeller
Explorer II
Sep 13, 2014
PSW wrote:
ol'yeller, you share an interesting point.

As we all age and encounter health changes, we need to learn to just adjust and accept and change things to keep on enjoying our lives and hobbies.....like rving. Good for you! You gave up your truck and trailer and got a really nice rig that was easier to enjoy. I applaud you for making those adjustments and just keeping on enjoying life.

Roadtrek (Class B) had a testimonial years ago that was on their homepage. It was a couple in their late 80s that had sold their fiver because of health issues, bought a Roadtrek 190P and kept on traveling and enjoying.

Paul

Thank you for the warm words. It has been hard to get smacked hard by your mortality when you are 57. Now at 61, I can better appreciate what happened to me. I still have some big issues leftover from the damage caused when I ruptured my heart but I take a lot of comfort in knowing about the things I can do. I'd rather celebrate those things than mourn what I've lost. I have 3 amazing little grandkids who think Gramps is the best thing. I can still play with them and get all the hugs and kisses they have to give. I can still hold my beautiful wife of 40 years and share this love of RVing with her. I can still be a huge part of the lives of our 2 daughters and their husbands. I can still drive although not for as long as I used to. Yes, it is much better to be over the hill than under it!
Bordercollie
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
Your friendly tire dealer can find out if your Michelins were on the recall. I thought that some of mine were not included from the codes but found out that all six were covered.

Appearance of tires, tread depth, etc., of RV tires means nothing except for obvious sidewall cracks. Figure on replacing all six tires every 5 years especially if rig sits parked and undriven most of the time. Keeping tires covered and driving just to exercise the tires will help extend useful life and help prevent tire failure with potential loss of control and damage to the stuff under your RV from the whipping steel belts.
Nevadastars
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
Glad to see you finally found one you are happy with ol'yeller! I remember your other post stating you couldn't find anything in good condition. Sounds like your persistence paid off.
Is there a chart somewhere that has the Michelin recall numbers? Our Michelins are also cracked pretty badly and the rig only has 12k on it.
hotbyte
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
ol' yeller wrote:
It was a third party that did the inspections. That was yesterday. My first test drive was last Sunday. Sunday was when I discovered that the tires were defective and suspected that the tires were the recalled Michelins. We went into the inspection already knowing the tires were bad.

Gotcha! Thanks and enjoy your new found RV'ing opportunity!!!
Nevadastars
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
double post
PSW
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
ol'yeller, you share an interesting point.

As we all age and encounter health changes, we need to learn to just adjust and accept and change things to keep on enjoying our lives and hobbies.....like rving. Good for you! You gave up your truck and trailer and got a really nice rig that was easier to enjoy. I applaud you for making those adjustments and just keeping on enjoying life.

Roadtrek (Class B) had a testimonial years ago that was on their homepage. It was a couple in their late 80s that had sold their fiver because of health issues, bought a Roadtrek 190P and kept on traveling and enjoying.

Paul
tonyandkaren
Explorer
Sep 13, 2014
Congratulations! Enjoy camping in your new RV. :-)
ol__yeller
Explorer II
Sep 13, 2014
It was a third party that did the inspections. That was yesterday. My first test drive was last Sunday. Sunday was when I discovered that the tires were defective and suspected that the tires were the recalled Michelins. We went into the inspection already knowing the tires were bad.

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