bobsallyh Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/01/02/regulators-open-probe-goodyear-motorhome-tire-failures/997330001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chindog Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Quote The investigation covers about 40,000 tires from 1996 to 2003. I'd hope that would rule out any tires on the road today. Mike and Retha Hopkins 2014 Fleetwood Discovery 40G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orvil Hazelton Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'm just curious, why bring up an issue regarding a relatively low number of tires that were long ago expired? I mean, why not bring up the issue Firestone had with Ford SUV tires back in the '90s? Your headline gets readers all excited, but about what? Relevancy, my friend. oRV 75065 Lifetime Member 2010 Phaeton 40 QTH 2014 Honda CR-V Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsallyh Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I just copied what was in USA Today and several other publications today. I'm not editing a newspaper. If my memory serves me correctly, the Firestone deal was settled years ago. Maybe if motorhomers would have come forward in larger numbers at the time of the problem this wouldn't have appeared today! As always, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 10 hours ago, bobsallyh said: I just copied what was in USA Today and several other publications today. I'm not editing a newspaper. The link takes us to a story that took us back more than10 years. I wonder why now? And doing a search I am unable to find any other sources. Perhaps worth watching for more? EDIT: I just found another story from current dates on carcomplaints.com website. There is also one on Safety Research & Strategies dated from 2010. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker56 Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 That was the same time period(1996-2003). That many including myself were having the famous Michelin XRV zipper blow outs. In 2005 I switched to the Good Year G670's and now 12 years later, I have had no blow outs with the Good Years Full Time since Oct. 199999 Discovery 34Q DP | ISBDatastorm | VMSpc | Co-Pilot Live | Pressure Pro2014 MKS Twin Turbo V6 365 HP Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Interesting quote from the first link Kirk has above. "Goodyear could be looking at recalling the tires". How do you recall a tire that probably no longer exists? As far as I can tell Goodyear no longer makes that tire in the size in question. I did find another link as well from a law office website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Biker56 said: In 2005 I switched to the Good Year G670's and now 12 years later, I have had no blow outs with the Good Years Me too, but I believe we did that in 2004, if memory serves. I don't have the motorhome now, but we do miss it. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Yokum Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 GY has always been very good at sealing settlements. The lawsuit over various GY tires (resulting in deaths) which GY *lost* was published in the SP Times - then, after a few years it simply disappeared from the newspaper's archives. One must wonder - why? (The RV tire in that litigation was GY Marathons). . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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