AS I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I270 AROUND COLUMBUS, OHIO AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE RV TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE HAD A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE INVOLVED IS A MICHELIN X 225/70R 19.5 XRV. WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED, IT TOOK OUT A SHIELD PROTECTING THE PROPANE TANK. I THINK THE SHIELD ALSO TOOK OUT TWO WIRES CONNECTED TO THE PROPANE TAKE SINCE THE WIRES WERE RIPPED FROM WHERE THEY BELONGED. A LITTLE MORE FORCE AND THE PROPANE TANK COULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE WHEEL AS WELL AS THE WHEEL COVER WERE DESTROYED AS WELL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVING MICHELIN RV TIRES. THIS IS THE REASON FOR WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. ALSO, I HAVE THREE OTHER MICHELIN TIRES ON THE RV WHICH I PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ONE THAT EXPLODED AND QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH THOSE TIRES ON THERE. *TR
1995 Bounder Motorhome
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Actuator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings1995 BOUNDER WITH A P30 CHASSIS. P30 AUTO-PARK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. PARKING BRAKE SHOES BURNED UP AND NOW NO AUTOPARK.
STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING ON MY MOTOR HOME ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL AREAS RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE SEAT AREAS. *AK
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, IT GOES INTO PARK. CONSUMER ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE ONLY AFTER VEHICLE COOLS DOWN. TRANSMISSION MODULAR WAS ADJUSTED TWICE BY DEALER.*AK
WHILE USING 3 OF THE BURNERS ON THE RANGE, THE STOVE OVERHEATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. OWNER HAD TO TURN OFF THE PROPANE TANK UNDER THE MOTORHOME. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.