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The contact owns a 2008 honda accord equipped with michelin defender tires, size: 225/50/r1794t (na). While driving 65 mph, the tire blew out. An independent mechanic informed the contact that the tire was dry rotted. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 54,000 and the tire failure mileage was 2,400. The dot number and tire side failure were unknown.
Vibration developed in all four michelin defender tires with 9000 miles and 0.5/32 tread wear.
Driving down the highway, a 3 year old michelin defender ltx drivers side rear tire separated and then exploded.body damage was $9,000 plus the cost of replacing all the tires.michelin after 7 weeks responded says is was a classic trauma to the tire from a pothole or rock sometime during its life.in the 3 years i have driven on these tire there was never any trauma. The same day i was at the tire shop, 3 other vehicles were there for the same issue. An independent tire shop and the body shop that handled the repairs confirms michelin tires do not hold up to arizona's heat.they see more blowouts and separations than with other tires.has the nhtsb looked into michelin truck tires to see if they are covering something up with their light truck tires?it seems if a tire cannot hold together after 30,000 miles they need to be taken off the road.
I had one tire on this vehicle which had 3 times where the tire became flat.the first two flats were fixed and then when the third flat happen, the dealer said the tire could no longer be fixed. These tires were purchased at costco.i have never had a tire have more than one flat.
Driving down the highway, a 3 year old michelin defender ltx drivers side rear tire separated and then exploded.body damage was $9,000 plus the cost of replacing all the tires.michelin after 7 weeks responded says is was a classic trauma to the tire from a pothole or rock sometime during its life.in the 3 years i have driven on these tire there was never any trauma. The same day i was at the tire shop, 3 other vehicles were there for the same issue. An independent tire shop and the body shop that handled the repairs confirms michelin tires do not hold up to arizona's heat.they see more blowouts and separations than with other tires.has the nhtsb looked into michelin truck tires to see if they are covering something up with their light truck tires?it seems if a tire cannot hold together after 30,000 miles they need to be taken off the road.
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