[BenR]

Milestar recall on 14" tires.

Thanks to Outbackers.com! You alerted me to the Milestar recall. I called the recall center about tires on my 23KRS. they looked ok at the begining of Oct. but we had several trips lined up (my wife's an artist and we use the RV as festival hauler and camper for her business) Anyway i was concerned about the recall and was told my tires were not involved... only 15"tires.

Well, were they wrong! every stop for gas i looked at the tires and they appeared to be aging before my eyes. We had a blowout in Houston and a FAILURE in the tunnel under Mobil Bay. We were routed back to a RV Center in AL. Told they had five tires (only 3 showed up)... anyway it took a day and half to get back on the road (but only 4 tires... counldn't find a fifth). Keystone did pay for the tires but we could have had a serious problem. My dealer told me that a letter went out on the 14" tire the day we left on our trip... we have never received it. This unit was bought in March!

PLEASE CHECK YOUR TIRE!

[kibitzer]

I am just buying a new 2007 Outback 26kbrs leftover from the dealer. It has the 205/75R14C tires. Outback and Milestar are saying that there is nothing wrong with these tires. (I looked at the treads and outsides, and don't see much.)

They say that the recalls were only on the 225 size tires. Is there anything in writing anywhere that lists the tire sizes, or are all of them suspect?

Some of the tires have 4806 codes on them, and have the DOT 5YKC markings.
Should I just replace them all with Maxxis 14" now, since they are already up to 2 years old?

[johnp]

Tell the dealer give me new tires or I walk.

John

[kibitzer]

I've seen that ultimatem suggestion on this forum before.
But for $500 worth of tires, I am not giving up on the only larger Outback that :
a) fits our needs,
is not made anymore, and
c) not available at this low price almost anywhere in the country.

The dealership is on my side, if the tires look bad.
I just may change them out, as they are up to 3 years old now.

[BeachHut]

We are the latest victims of the Milestar tire ordeal. Had two blowouts on the way to Pismo Beach for the Memorial Day weekend and a 3rd ready to blow. DH checked the tires thoroughly before we left and at every stop on the way, checking for cracks, dry rot, excessively hot, etc...nothing and then out of the blue, in the middle of nowhere, we blew one and after replacing it with the spare and again going over all the other tires, we got back on the road and within 25 miles blew another one. When I say blew a tire, I mean totally and completely shredded. Fortunately the second time, we were near a town so we dropped the OB and DH headed to the tire shop for new tires.

Soooo, after reading this really long thread, I'm a little lost as to whether the best results come from contacting my dealer, Keystone directly, or the Tire Co. Any input is appreciated.

[BeachHut]

Just an update on the tire issue. Called the dealer and got passed off to Keystone, called Keystone and got passed off to Tireco. Had a very helpful gentleman named Albert help me at Tireco. Should receive 5 new non-milestar and non-nanco tires by Friday. Received a UPS shipping number to ship the 3 remaining tires and the remains of the blowouts back to Tireco. Also have a claim number to repair the fender flare that ripped off when the first tire blew.

Went relatively smooth so far...we'll see how the new tires look and if we really get them by friday like they said we would.

[compass49]

BeachHut, on Jun 2 2008, 03:44 PM, said:

Just an update on the tire issue. Called the dealer and got passed off to Keystone, called Keystone and got passed off to Tireco. Had a very helpful gentleman named Albert help me at Tireco. Should receive 5 new non-milestar and non-nanco tires by Friday. Received a UPS shipping number to ship the 3 remaining tires and the remains of the blowouts back to Tireco. Also have a claim number to repair the fender flare that ripped off when the first tire blew.

Went relatively smooth so far...we'll see how the new tires look and if we really get them by friday like they said we would.

Hi Gwen,

Just to let you know I started a claim with TireCo. back on April 1st. I opted to purchase my own tires instead of accepting more TireCo problems. Being in Canada we had to submit pictures of the tires and only mail in the D.O.T. codes off the side walls. The tires had very low mileage- Factory to Buffalo then the trip from Buffalo to Toronto. I picked the trailer up in February and by April there was significant cracking in the sidewalls and treads. Enough so that TireCo accepted the claim after the viewing the photos.

So far TireCo. has been accommodating. I hope that this continues and I receive our payment shortly. I called last week to find out the status of my refund check and was told that the claim had been approved and that the payment is in accounting for processing.

I'll post back once I have the check in hand.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

[Tim]

compass49, on Jun 2 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

BeachHut, on Jun 2 2008, 03:44 PM, said:

Just an update on the tire issue. Called the dealer and got passed off to Keystone, called Keystone and got passed off to Tireco. Had a very helpful gentleman named Albert help me at Tireco. Should receive 5 new non-milestar and non-nanco tires by Friday. Received a UPS shipping number to ship the 3 remaining tires and the remains of the blowouts back to Tireco. Also have a claim number to repair the fender flare that ripped off when the first tire blew.

Went relatively smooth so far...we'll see how the new tires look and if we really get them by friday like they said we would.

Hi Gwen,

Just to let you know I started a claim with TireCo. back on April 1st. I opted to purchase my own tires instead of accepting more TireCo problems. Being in Canada we had to submit pictures of the tires and only mail in the D.O.T. codes off the side walls. The tires had very low mileage- Factory to Buffalo then the trip from Buffalo to Toronto. I picked the trailer up in February and by April there was significant cracking in the sidewalls and treads. Enough so that TireCo accepted the claim after the viewing the photos.

So far TireCo. has been accommodating. I hope that this continues and I receive our payment shortly. I called last week to find out the status of my refund check and was told that the claim had been approved and that the payment is in accounting for processing.

I'll post back once I have the check in hand.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

[Gary]

albertaoutbacker, on May 8 2007, 08:10 PM, said:

I am from alberta, canada and was wondering how I go about replacing these tires. I have one trip with my brand new 31rqs and after getting back i noticed the "cracking" on the sidewall of the Milestar tires. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!

How are you doing with your tire replacement?
I bought a 23krs with the same tires and made one trip from North Dakota, one trip to Piegon lake, and one trip to Kaninasaki and I see a lot of wear on the inside and outside edges of the tires
Gary

[Gary]

compass49, on Jun 2 2008, 02:35 PM, said:

BeachHut, on Jun 2 2008, 03:44 PM, said:

Just an update on the tire issue. Called the dealer and got passed off to Keystone, called Keystone and got passed off to Tireco. Had a very helpful gentleman named Albert help me at Tireco. Should receive 5 new non-milestar and non-nanco tires by Friday. Received a UPS shipping number to ship the 3 remaining tires and the remains of the blowouts back to Tireco. Also have a claim number to repair the fender flare that ripped off when the first tire blew.

Went relatively smooth so far...we'll see how the new tires look and if we really get them by friday like they said we would.

Hi Gwen,

Just to let you know I started a claim with TireCo. back on April 1st. I opted to purchase my own tires instead of accepting more TireCo problems. Being in Canada we had to submit pictures of the tires and only mail in the D.O.T. codes off the side walls. The tires had very low mileage- Factory to Buffalo then the trip from Buffalo to Toronto. I picked the trailer up in February and by April there was significant cracking in the sidewalls and treads. Enough so that TireCo accepted the claim after the viewing the photos.

So far TireCo. has been accommodating. I hope that this continues and I receive our payment shortly. I called last week to find out the status of my refund check and was told that the claim had been approved and that the payment is in accounting for processing.

I'll post back once I have the check in hand.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

How are things going with tire replacement?
I bought a 23krs in North Dakota and live in Alberta. Just asking how your progressing with tire replacement
Gary

[compass49]

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How are things going with tire replacement?
I bought a 23krs in North Dakota and live in Alberta. Just asking how your progressing with tire replacement
Gary
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Hi Gary,

Well as I mentioned above it has been good so far. I should have a better idea in coming weeks.....as I'm waiting to receive a check from TireCo.

From what I've read in this thread, other members have successfully received payment from TireCo after purchasing their own replacement tires.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[Gary]

Did you talk to Tireco in the U.S. or in Canada. I see that there are websites for both.
What details did they need to get the process under way?
Both the inside and outside are wearing down to the tread in just a couple of trips.
Has the right tire pressure.
These Milestar tires suck. Junk that should not be allowed to be sold.
Gary

[Gary]

First of all.
Have you changed out your milestar?

What brand name did you replace with?

How are they now (wear or blow outs) or are they good tires.

Thanks Gary

[BeachHut]

Received 5 new tires via UPS within 3 days of making the claim. Also made a claim for the tire fender that was damaged from the blowout. DH will install the new fender and they will reimburse us for all the materials. The gentleman that I talked to at TireCo said that the reimbursement could take up to 3-4 months to be reviewed, approved and paid out. That was why we opted for just taking the 5 new tires instead of waiting to get reimbursed for purchasing our own. DH is happy with the new tires...I don't recall the brand but I will look at them and report back.

Despite the frustration of having to deal with it all, the experience was rather painless and TireCo has been efficient. All I have to do now is call for the shipping pickup of the old tires and we will be good to go.

Now to get the refrigerator recall work done!

[dfolk22]

I just found this web site after doing some research on these Milestar tires. I have a 2007 Komfort Kampsite and everyone of my tires are cracked, and need to be replaced. Komfort has been great is replacing them under the warrant, and sent me Duro tires. Does anyone know anything about these? They look like a decent tire, but I havn't found anything on the internet about them except the company make a lot of ATV tires.