Michelin tire recall on van tires

LDB · Jul 18, 2013

Hopefully none of our members are affected.

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Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

Thanks!! I run those LTX tires but I'm not 18", 19" or 20".
WHEW!!!

Moot · Jul 18, 2013

I wish I had those tires. I could use a free replacement set before winter arrives.

Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

Great tires!! Mine are at 104,000 miles and plenty left. Of course they've been rotated at least 15 times.

DollarSign · Jul 18, 2013

Brand new MB Sprinter and guess what comes on there. Cheap Chinese Kumho tires. Im hoping by spring of next year getting new Michelin tires and the up gradated wheels from sprinter.

cannedmeat27 · Jul 18, 2013

I don't know any expedite van that runs 18,19 or 20 inch tires.

cannedmeat27 · Jul 18, 2013

I have the ltx ms2 Michelin. I have a little over 150,000 on mine.

Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
I have the ltx ms2 Michelin. I have a little over 150,000 on mine.

Excellent!!! I won't make 150K but I'll certainly try! What do you drive?

cannedmeat27 · Jul 18, 2013

Murraycroexp said:
Excellent!!! I won't make 150K but I'll certainly try! What do you drive?

2008 sprinter 170 wheelbase high roof. I'm a br unit with FedEx and only rotated them twice. I guess I should've rotated more often.

Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
2008 sprinter 170 wheelbase high roof. I'm a br unit with FedEx and only rotated them twice. I guess I should've rotated more often.

Well, my having purchased my tires at Discount Tire is the SOLE reason they have been religiously rotated at 6,000-8,000 miles. Yes, that's every two weeks, usually. Sometimes three. But I HATE tires that are out of balance and they balance them EVERY time they rotate. And rotation is FREE if you buy the tires there.

Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
2008 sprinter 170 wheelbase high roof. I'm a br unit with FedEx and only rotated them twice. I guess I should've rotated more often.

Oh, and like your ride. I'm scared of Sprinters. If I can ever pry the money out of my wife's hands, I'll have to go Cargo Max. I'm too lazy to maintain a Sprinter and not sure i FULLY know how much they cost over 5 years. I figure that's all is get out of one as I've done about 120,000 miles just since I put this current van on the road on 8/6/202. It's paid for itself many times over. My wife stole it from a dealer in Troy, OH. Not like GTA, but like beat the living daylights out of them on it. I'm embarrassed to say how cheap it was in ANY public forum. And also how much it's made us just since rolling.

LDB · Jul 18, 2013

Oops, I read as far as van tires and then posted the link. Sorry for the confusion.

Murraycroexp · Jul 18, 2013

No prob LDB. Any info is good info. At least so we can exclude ourselves.
Thanks!!!!

RMPM01 · Jul 20, 2013

I did 200K on those tires.

Murraycroexp · Jul 20, 2013

It would probably help if I didn't do 75 mph thru those long interstate curves. Mine are wearing perfectly. But I won't see 200K for sure. I'm guessing if I did 68 all the time I'd get more miles on tires and spend less for fuel.

fastman_1 · Jul 20, 2013

Murraycroexp said:
Great tires!! Mine are at 104,000 miles and plenty left. Of course they've been rotated at least 15 times.

I aways run Bridgestone, checked air pressure everyday, rotate every oil change, and get them to last 160,000 miles

RMPM01 · Jul 20, 2013

Murraycroexp said:
It would probably help if I didn't do 75 mph thru those long interstate curves. Mine are wearing perfectly. But I won't see 200K for sure. I'm guessing if I did 68 all the time I'd get more miles on tires and spend less for fuel.

I hardly ever go above 70mph.

Murraycroexp · Jul 20, 2013

I'm so impatient. But my usual 72-73 is a far cry from what I used to do. I used to set the cruise on 78 and turn up the tunes to level 11!!!!!

Moot · Jul 21, 2013

Murraycroexp said:
Well, my having purchased my tires at Discount Tire is the SOLE reason they have been religiously rotated at 6,000-8,000 miles. Yes, that's every two weeks, usually.

How often do you replace the wheel studs and lug nuts?