9999 MICHELIN XZA

0 recalls — 16 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

16 total complaints 9 crashes

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
TIRES	13
TIRES:SIDEWALL	3

Incident date: Oct 10, 2014

2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH F... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Oct 5, 2014

2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED 25 AT WORK ZONE. PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. ONLY WHEEL TIRE AND COUPLE WIRES DESTROYED THIS TIME. COST MY COMPANY $1000 TOWING, NEW WHEEL $350, NEW TIRES $800... AND COUPLE THOUSAND MORE ON OTHER ITEMS. TRUCK WAS ABOUT 76000 POUNDS. FRONT AXEL WAS ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 10, 2014

4 BRAND NEW TRUCKS PETERBILT AND WESTERN STAR WITH MICHELIN TIRES 295/60/R22.5 AND 275/70/22.5. FRONT TIRES BLEW UP WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Sep 14, 2014

2014 WESTERN STAR 4900 CAR HAULER, JUST REPLACED 2 STEER TIRES TO 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 18 PLY. TIRE HAD LESS THEN 30,000 MILES AND PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT. FRONT DESTROYED. TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED WITH ABOUT 75000 POUNDS. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND TRAVELED FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER. CAME TO ... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 8, 2014

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL STEER TIRE FAILURES ON 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS. WE RUN EITHER A 295 70 22.5 MICHELIN OR A 275 70 22.5 MICHELIN. THE TRUCKS ARE USUALLY AT CLOSE TO 80,000 LBS WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Aug 7, 2014

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Aug 11, 2014

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Jul 29, 2014

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Aug 13, 2014

MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES ON 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Jul 13, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN XZA 2 ENERGY TIRES, SIZE 295-60-22.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THA... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Sep 6, 2012

NEIGHBOR ALERTED ME TO THE NOISE OF A TIRE BLOWING OUT RV WAS IN A RV PARK AND ON JACKS, REPLACED TIRE OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE ROAD IN 2010 SAME TIRES. *TR

Incident date: Sep 6, 2012

NEIGHBOR ALERTED ME TO THE NOISE OF A TIRE BLOWING OUT RV WAS IN A RV PARK AND ON JACKS, REPLACED TIRE OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE ROAD IN 2010 SAME TIRES. *TR

Incident date: Jul 9, 2006

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COUNTY COACH MOTOR HOME. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MICHELIN TIRES 275/70R XZA2 . THE TWO FRONT TIRES WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED BLEW OUT. THE REAR TIRES WERE DOUBLE COIN RT 500275\70R AND HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE. HE RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER WHICH STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CHANG... Read more

Incident date: Feb 9, 2005

TIRES LOAD RATING BELOW THAT OF GAWR.

Incident date: Mar 4, 2004

I HAVE MICHELIN TIRES ON A 1996 FLEETWOOD MOTOR HOME AND OUT OF 4,000 MILES I HAVE HAD 2 BLOW OUTS. MICHELIN DENIES WARRANTY CLAIMS TIRES WERE RUN LOW ON AIR PRESSURE. THIS IS NOT TRUE. 2 OTHER MOTORHOME OWNERS WITHIN 25 MILES OF THIS AREA ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. [XXX] HAD 2 BLOW OUTS AN... Read more

Incident date: May 3, 2002

WITHIN 500 MILE SPAN, HAD 4 CATASPHROPHIC SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON 4 OF THE 6 TIRES PHONED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SEEMED LESS THAN EAGER TO ASSIST I HAVE A MEMO OUTLINING ALL THE DETAILS (DATES, LOCATIONS, ETC.) I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ONLY QUICK REFLEXES AND STRENGTH HELD THE VEHICLE ON TH... Read more

NHTSA Safety Investigations — MICHELIN XZA

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed

XZA 295/60/R22.5 Steer Tire Failures

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on seven (7) Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQ) and a Police Accident Report (PAR) alleging failures of Michelin XZA tires.The PAR reported an auto hauler left the roadway and rolled onto it's side and losingsome of it's load.... Fortunately, the driver was unharmed and no other vehicles were involved.ODI received ten (10) additional VOQs during the investigation.The VOQs included both 295/60/R22.5 and 275/70/R22.5 tire sizes.ODI focused on the 295/60 tires as they were specified as original equipment on many auto hauler trucks.Due to their unique loading configuration, auto haulers tend to place a high demand on front tires.The 295/60 has a maximum load and speed rating of 7,390 pounds and 65 mph when maintained at 130 psi (cold) inflation pressure on a 9 rim.Pressure below 130 psi reduces the maximum load and Michelin only approves mounting the 295/60 on a 9 inch rim.While physically possible, mounting on any other size rim compromises the integrity of the 295/60 tire.Alternately, the maximum speed can be raised to 75 mph when the tire is mounted on a 9 rim with 130 psi pressure and the load does not exceed 7,150 pounds.During the investigation, ODI collected and analyzed vehicle, crash, and tire information.In addition to sending an Information Request (IR) letter to Michelin, ODI collected information from several vehicle manufacturers.Electronic data from the subject crash vehicle showed the vehicle was traveling in excess of 75 mph when the tire failure occurred.Michelin investigated all subject tire failure claims they were aware of.In each case the failure could be explained by one of the following: (1) violating the interdependency of tire load, inflation pressure and vehicle speed, (2) misapplication of rim vs. tire size or (3) a road hazard.Some fleets assumed there was a defect with the 295/60 tires and used the 275/70 instead.Michelin does not approve mounting a 275/70 on a 9 rim.In the event that the rim was appropriately changed to a 7.5 or 8.25 inch, the load capability would be reduced.No design changes were reported for the subject tires.This removed the possibility that a design or material specification change caused the recent failures.The more likely explanation of failures is the increase in maximum speed limits in several states.Currently, no truck tire is rated in excess of 81 mph (speed ratingM) with the vast majority rated at 75 mph (speed rating L), yet 16 states have maximum truck speeds equal to or greater then 75 mph.Of these 16, four allow truck speeds of 80 mph or more.To further understand the environment of the subject tires, ODI conducted a special survey (level 4 inspections) with the assistance of the Pennsylvania State Police, Motor Carrier Enforcement.ODI weighed individual steer axle tires and measured the inflation pressure of auto haulers.Of the trucks inspected, 55% had an overloaded tire based on the actual load and inflation pressure (assumed to be cold).When asked, 60% of the drivers did not know the proper inflation pressure as certified by the OEM for the vehicle they were driving.During this investigation, Volvo recalled a population of auto hauler trucks that were originally equipped with tires rated for a maximum speed of 65 mph.As originally built, the recalled vehicles were capable of exceeding the tire speed rating.Volvo's recall sets the speed limiters on the vehicles to prevent exceeding the tire speed rating.This investigation is closed.The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above canRead more

MICHELIN XZA — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the MICHELIN XZA across all model years.

0 Total Recalls

16 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

9 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

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