Tire Tread/belt Problems of Ford E-450 - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Ford E-450 chinook motorhome equipped with michelin ltx m/s2 tires, size: lt225/75/r16. While driving 45-50 mph, the tread separated from the rear passenger outside tire. The contact stated that three of the four other tires also showed signs of tread separation. The motorhome was taken to les schwab tire center (500 deinhard ln, mccall, id 83638, (208) 634-6042) and the tires were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 58,004 and the approximate tire failure mileage was 25,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Ford E-450 equipped with michelin ltx m/s tires, size: lt225/75 r16. While driving 45 mph, the rear passenger side tire tread separated. The contact pulled over and contacted roadside assistance. The contact stated that the tread on the tire separated on two other occasions within the same month. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle and tire failure mileage was 12,500.

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Tread / tire failure of front right hand and right rear inboard tire on Ford e450 / RV class c motorhome. Tires are less than 4 years old and are discoverer lt22575r16 - dot upil cnk 2804 load rating 115/112n rh front tire tread departed followed by tire fail - pulled over safely - replaced with spare. - purchased two new discovered tires for the front kept one of the above tires for the spare. Rh rear tire failed 2 weeks later tread departed tire - no fail due to support of vehicle by the outboard tire. Replaced failed tire with the spare above. I have now have four discoverer lt22575r16 - dot upil cnk 2804 load rating 115/112n tires on the rear of my RV. I purchased a new discover tire for the spare - I am concerned how long it will be before these four rear tires fail.

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I just had a tire blowout/tread separation on a 2001 Ford e450 RV. The vehicle has 28000 miles and the treads show little wear. The tires are firestone steeltex radial r4s ii lt225/75 r 16 load range e. Upon inspection of the other tires, notices cracks on the sidewalls of all the remaining tires and a bubble on the sidewall of one tire. What are my actions in regards to replacement of these tires? thanks.

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Tire tread failed on consumer's 2002 Ford e450 .

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Tread seperated from tire, causing damage to the fender , step, and mirror of vehicle. Was travling at 58 to 59 mph when seperation occures. Called for service and tire was removed and replaced by spare. The speed limit at the location where incident occured is 70 mph. Happy I wasn't travling that fast.

While on vacation June 17,2005 in oregon we had about an 18 in. Piece of the tread separate from the tire resulting in a blowout on the right inside duel. We were driving our 2000 23 j chateau motorhome towing a Jeep liberty. Followed by our friends in another rig we were traveling north on highway 97 about a mile north of gilcrist oregon. The temp. Was about 54 degrees and overcast. We were able to safely get off the two lane highway on to the shoulder. After un-hooking our tow vehicle with the help of an highway patrolman who stopped traffic we turned around and limped back to a gilchrist sevice station and had our spare installed. After returning home in vancouver wa. I took the damaged tire to a local firestone tire and sevice center. The person I delt with told me I would have to leave the tire so someone else could look at the tire to determin what would be done. After 4 days of waiting I was told that nothing would be done because they felt that it was caused by the tire being under inflated and it got hot. (b s) I then took the tire to an another (not firestone) tire dealer and he told me that that was possible but he didn't think that was the case. These tires have only 13,000 miles on them . The tires are the firestone steeltex lt 225/75r-16 m/t load range e . I will now have to buy all 7 new tires at a cost of about $ 1,150. 00 because I wouldn't feel safe driving on these tires as they are starting to crack on the side walls.

Loud noise from motorhome while driving. Rear right tire (firestone steeltex r4s) had bulged and the tread had seperated from the tire, leaving the steel showing. It ripped the mud flap off and damaged the rear wheelwell. After replacing it, and less than 10 miles later, we heard a loud noise again. The rear left tire had a large bulge and the tread had seperated from it. A third tire also has a bulge.

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I have had two blowouts of firestone steeltex tires, p235/75r16 on a 1998 Ford econonline with a winnebago RV coach mounted on the chassis. Under both circumstances, the tires were properly inflated (at 80 psi per the manufacture instructions), and in both situations the pressure was checked within hours of the failure. The vehicle has been weighed on certified scales and does not exceed tire recommended load capacities. In both situations, the tire tread sepearated from the inner core. The first tire had approximately 20,000 miles on it when it went, and the most recent one had 22,000 miles on it. There was plenty of tread life left and there were no visible signs of damage from road hazards prior to the failures.

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I have a 2001 jayco 33' class c motor home on a Ford E-450 v-10 chassis. I was traveling on hi I 5 south about 45 miles from sacramento, at 65 mph when the right rear dual tires blew out. The outside tire tread came off and flew onto the hawaii, the inside dual tread came off and wrapped around the axel. The tires are firestone steeltex lt/225/75r16. I have both complete treads and the inside is very smooth all the way around. I have what is left of the rest of the tires. I contacted Ford and firestone on sept. 19th and gave the same report. The blowouts caused some damage to the motor home storage compartment. Ford took my info and did not know what Ford would do with the info. Firestone said they would send me complaint forms. I am telling you folks about this as I have talked to other people that have had the same problem and firestone has been no help. I think this is a very serious safety issue. My wife and I credit the excellent design, and performance of the Ford vehicle and braking system. I had no trouble handling the vehicle and stopping other than the crazy drivers that would not get out of the way. I can send pictures of the tires to you by email if you want. I am positive that I was not overweight and the tire pressure was correct. The inside tire had about 5 to 7000 miles on it and the outside had about 42000 on it however there is a lot of tread left. I had two other blowouts in November 2002 near barstow, calif. The right front blew from a road hazard and when I got home the inside right dual was flat. I bought two new michelins tires for the front. My tire shop said the others were good to use. I am taking RV to my tire shop on sept. 22 and getting all firestone tires taken off and putting on michelin's. I have also had 3 flats on this mh in the past two years. I think it was valve stem failures. Please respond by phone or email prior to oct 3rd.

While driving at an undetermined speed rear dual tire tread separated. Cause of the failure undetermined. Consumer replaced all 6 tires. Ambulance was transporting a patient when the failure occurred.

Firestone r4s blow out on right front tire of 1999 Ford f-450sd with coachman motor home mounted on frame. Unit not over loaded and proper air pressure maintained. Checking I have found other tires with hair line cracks around where thread meets sidewall. I am replacing tires and will hold firestone tires while waiting for tires to be recalled .

My RV suffered a tire blowout and complete tred separation on the road on vacation. Damage was sustained to the under side of my RV by the tred wipping the RV as it separated. The tire had only 16,000 miles on it, was properly inflated and was going only about 55 mph on normal dry pavement. The tire is a firestone steeltex radial r4s lt225/75 r16 load range e dot vd1l 1xd 259 other numbers on tire 25439 ur bd99805-6 da180p d06l 06029.

40 inch strip of tire tread separated from casing causing tire to explode. Extensive damage was caused to wheel well and side of motorhome.

Tire tread separation from sidewall on firestone steeltex r4s ii.

Firestone steeltex lt22575r16 tread seperation. Tire pres:75psi, speed 65, temp:80f, road surface: smooth highway,. This is also the third tire failure on this RV. ( at work our Ford SUV has had three tire failures just like my RV).

A tire lost its tread while traveling on i40 in lebanon,TN, while enroute to new hampshire. The tire was a firestone, on a dutchman motor home with a Ford chasis.

Three tires failed due to complete tread separation[no road hazzard at all.

Tread separation, would Ave caused a serious accident if tire had been located on front wheel.

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Two duel tires experienced tread separation while driving. Tire size 227516, dot vd14xd199, original tires. Motorhome on a Ford chasis.

While driving at 55-60 mph, with the driver and one passenger in a 1999, Ford e450 right rear tire had blownout, and tread separation. The original equipment, tire size lt225/75r16, dot# vd1l1xd079. Tire was available for analysis, and firestone was notified.

This is the 2nd tire to have tread separation in 2 months. The first tire I caught in time and only lost a piece of rubber off the right front tire. The 2nd on was the right inside rear dual. The mud flap holder and the 3" tail pipe saved the rig from major damage (gray water holding tank).

While driving 60 mph, the tread separated from the right rear inside dualer. The tread peeled, all you could see is the steel around wheel. Contacted firestone. Tire size lt255/75r16 original equipment for 2000 Ford econoline e 450. Nlm dot. Vd1l1xd. 299.

Heard a loud bang and felt a shake in the steering wheel. Pulled over to check the tires and found nothing. After about 30 mile the tread separated from the tire. I did not lose air and was able to change to the spare. The tire stll had 11/32's of tread left. The tires were built in the decatur plant.

Tread separation occurred on back wheel during travel. Temparature was cool and tire air pressure was normal. I understand taht teh steeltex was not part of the original recall but I wanted to file a complaint in case there are others who may have incurred similar problems. (dot number: vdil1xd269 tiresize: lt225-75r1).

While driving 50mph, both left and right rear tires on recreation vehicle had tread separation. Firestone checked tires 3,000 miles prior to separation. Contacted manufacturer.

Tread seperation causing loss of control and damage to the motor home.

Vehicle experienced blow out of the right side and left side dual tires, both on different occasions. First incident the entire face came off the right side leaving only the sidewalls, second incident had partial separation of tread. (firestone tires lt225/75r16 dot#8x1l 1x1 4700 dh5515x d08r, the second tire was a dot 8x1l 1x1 4700 dh515x d16r).

Vehicle experienced blow out of the right side and left side dual tires, both on different occasions. First incident the entire face came off the right side leaving only the sidewalls, second incident had partial separation of tread. (firestone tires lt225/75r16 dot#8x1l 1x1 4700 dh5515x d08r, the second tire was a dot 8x1l 1x1 4700 dh515x d16r).

This is the second time with these tires that the tread came completely off. The first time it was a rear tire and there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, the driver was able to control the bus because of the dual wheels on the rear but the tire caused damage to the side of the bus. The second time was the left front, the driver was just minutes from picking up george stienbrenner's wife and guests. The bus went up one two wheels but the driver was able to regain control. The tire tread came compleatly off and damaged the side of the bus.

This is the second time with these tires that the tread came completely off. The first time it was a rear tire and there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, the driver was able to control the bus because of the dual wheels on the rear but the tire caused damage to the side of the bus. The second time was the left front, the driver was just minutes from picking up george stienbrenner's wife and guests. The bus went up one two wheels but the driver was able to regain control. The tire tread came compleatly off and damaged the side of the bus. (dot number: 25434 ur tiresize: lt225/75r1).

2 tires had tread separation, first being at 11,023 miles second at 11300 miles, which caused a tire blowout. He had them taken off. Firestone steeltex radial r4 lt2251/74r16.

Firestone tire lt p225/75r16, left front tire experienced tread separation while vehicle was traveling at approximately 45 mph. Consumer states the dot number can not be read due to sidewall damage.

Tread seperation, tire inflated to 75 psi. (dot number: vd1l 1xd tiresize: lt225/75r1).

Tread separated from tire, but didn't peel off. (tiresize: 225-75r 16)( dot number: tire size: 225-75r 16 ).