Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2013 Ford E-450.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
I own a 2013 jayco greyhawk motorhome on the Ford E-450 chassis equipped with michelin ltx m/s tires, lt225-75r-16. The original equipment tires had 26,000 miles on them before problems developed. On my trip to florida last month, I had to replace 3 of 6 tires due to the tread delaminating completely from the tire as if they were retreads. This happened on the interstate traveling at 65 mph. The tires nver lost air pressure, just the complete tread. I ended up replacing all 6 tires on the trip to for our own safety and to prevent further damage to the coach. The motorhome is stored inside my garage when not in use and a tire pressure monitoring system has always been in use. The dot code is b3jh 009x 3112 making them just 4 1/2 years old. I have contacted michelin about them, but don't appear to be very concerned even though they have had a previous safety recall for this specfic size tire for the same specfic reasons! the original recall was for these tires manufactured between 0210 - 2512. Supposedly the problem was corrected even though mine was manufactured just 6 weeks after the safety recall ended. Another complaint was written up by another motorhome operator in the September 2016 motorhome magazine on page 120. The tires were the same age. I wrote about them on the jayco forum page and this was a response I got," senior member join date: Apr 2016 location: la grange posts: 119 I have the same greyhawk a 2009 had those tires at 25 thousand they fell apart, did not replace them with mitchelin it looks like michelin still has problems with these tires, but want ignore it since many owners of these motorhomes don't run into these issues unless they put the miles on these tires.
This is a class "c" motorhome manufactured by jayco with optional aluminum wheels. (jayco greyhawk 31fk) on the backside of the aluminum rims is stamped "do not exceed 60 psi". The motorhome comes with load range "e" tires rated at a max. Of 80 psi. The jayco plcard on the door jam states that the rear tires must be inflated to 80 psi.
I am a contractor for fedex home delivery and own the truck in reference. After approx 4900 miles, the truck failed safety inspection by fedex and needed the front tires replaced. Upon investigation, it was found that the tires suffered major/excessive tread wear after just one month on the road. When I addressed utilimaster, the body company, about the issue I was told it was not their responsibility and to contact Ford. Ford explained the same and told me to contact utilimaster. Neither party wants to take responsibility for defective tires that I have now spent thousands of dollars replacing, to date. The weight and distribution for the truck/chassis is improper according to a Ford engineer. This is dangerous and a resolution must be found before someone is seriously injured or killed. The truck needs to be properly repaired or taken off the road. Utilimaster believes the fix is to keep replacing tires and getting alignments, yet the issue persists. I can not continue to spend valuable resources on an issue that will continue indefinitely until a proper fix is made or the truck is recalled. I keep needing to replace the front tires between 4-6 thousand miles, and they are very good brand name tires, so the tire is not the issue. All receipts, documents and communications are available. I have spoken to numerous other contractors with similar 2012/2013 trucks and they all suffer the same issue(s).