BLOW OUT OF MICHELIN XRV TIRE ON NEW MOTOR HOME. TIRE DATA: DOT B6H6 AK3 X 1803 255/80R22.5 10135 MILES ON TIRE TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 98 PSI , MOTOR HOME WAS LIGHTLY LOADED. TWO RUPTURES ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE , ONE "Z" SHAPED, THE OTHER "L" SHAPED. THE HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES APART ON EITHER SIDE OF T…
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BLOW OUT OF MICHELIN XRV TIRE ON NEW MOTOR HOME. TIRE DATA: DOT B6H6 AK3 X 1803 255/80R22.5 10135 MILES ON TIRE TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 98 PSI , MOTOR HOME WAS LIGHTLY LOADED. TWO RUPTURES ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE , ONE "Z" SHAPED, THE OTHER "L" SHAPED. THE HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES APART ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL MICHELIN. IN BOTH THE Z AND L SHAPED HOLES THE SMALLEST TEARS ARE CIRCUMFERENTIAL (~2" EACH) THE LONGEST PART OF THE HOLES ARE RADIAL (~ 4-5" LONG). BLOWOUT OCCURRED INSTANTANEOUSLY (SOUNDED LIKE GUN SHOT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-64 IN LOUISVILLE KY. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE ON SHOULDER WITHOUT DAMAGING RIM OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE MOTOR HOME. MY ROAD SERVICE (COACH NET) LOCATED A TIRE COMPANY WHICH 3.5 HOURS AND $412 LATER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, DEPENDING ON THE FLOOR PLAN CONFIGURATION AND OPTIONS, THE ACTUAL WEIGHT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES COULD EXCEED THE TIRE CAPACITY FOR THOSE TIRES AT THE CURRENT COLD INFLATION PRESSURE SETTING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE TIRE PRESSURE SPECIFIED ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL FOR THE REAR TIRES SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 110 PSI. THIS WILL INCREASE THE GROSS LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE TIRES.
Remedy: NATIONAL RV WILL REPLACE THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION TAG WITH A NEW TAG SPECIFYING A COLD INFLATION PRESSURE OF 110 PSI FOR THE REAR TIRES. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 8, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NATIONAL RV AT 1-800-999-7260. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT NATIONAL RV, INC. AND ITS HOLDING COMPANY, NATIONAL RV HOLDINGS, INC., HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. NHTSA HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT OWNERS WHO WISH TO PURSUE CLAIMS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THEIR NATIONAL RV VEHICLES MAY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DIVISION. THE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THIS MATTER IS 07-17941. THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE COURT'S WEBSITE <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV>HTTP://WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV</A> . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY AND ITS PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV>HTTP://WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV</A> . NATIONAL RV'S PHONE NUMBER IS (951) 943-6007. INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON NATIONAL RV'S PRODUCTS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. THE NHTSA WISHES TO ADVISE OWNERS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC, ALL SAFETY RECALL WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT.
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