IllustrationPE00-040; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH MAVERICK 1997 MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 3 BLOWOUTS OUT OF 6 SIX FIRESTONE TIRES(P22575R16) WITHIN 30,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING. RUBBER SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND ONE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT . *AK DOT# V01L1XA146, ONE OF THE TIRE FAILURES CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
1997 Georgie Boy Maverick
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Inspection summary
1997 Georgie Boy Maverick
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 4 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
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Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Tires: 3 reports
- Exterior Lighting: 1 reports
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How this year compares
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Tires complaints
3 reportsFRONT TWO TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CHUNKS OF TREAD WERE MISSING ON FRONT BOTH TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD A BULGE WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRE SIZE LT22575R16 MS, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 27,000. OWNER HAD REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROB…
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FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CHUNKS OF TREAD WERE MISSING ON FRONT BOTH TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD A BULGE WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRE SIZE LT22575R16 MS, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 27,000. OWNER HAD REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK TIRES FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S - DOT VN1L1XA256 *SLC
ON MOTORHOME WERE BRIDGESTONE TIRES R273SWP. REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE R4S. DRIVING 60MPH TIRE BLEWOUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THREE (3) BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAD BLOWN, BUT ONLY 2 HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 222/75R16. REAR RIGHT INSIDE, TIRE HAD 500 MILES, NO SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT(REPLACEMENT) INSIDE HAD 2…
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ON MOTORHOME WERE BRIDGESTONE TIRES R273SWP. REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE R4S. DRIVING 60MPH TIRE BLEWOUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THREE (3) BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAD BLOWN, BUT ONLY 2 HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 222/75R16. REAR RIGHT INSIDE, TIRE HAD 500 MILES, NO SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT(REPLACEMENT) INSIDE HAD 21,000 MILES - TREAD SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT OUTSIDE HAD 8,000 MILES - TREAD SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT HAD 9,000 MILES NO TREAD SEPARATION. LEFT REAR INSIDE HAD 9,000 MILES NO SEPARATION. *AK
Recall campaigns
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Defect investigations
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