Class A Motorhome Steering Tire Blowout... Here's What Happened
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- Class A Motorhome Steering Tire Blowout... Here's What Happened
We interrupt our travel videos to share our most recent RV life challenge with you. As we were getting back into Texas this year, the sidewall blew out on our passenger side front steer tire!
We've all seen the videos of Class A motorhomes cruising down the highway when the unthinkable happens... a front steer tire blows out! Usually the video shows the motorhome losing control, veering off of the road and sometimes flipping. At the very least, there is often significant damage. Like other RVers, a front tire failure has always been one of our biggest fears. Until now.
In this video, we share what happened, how much damage we had, and what it took to get back on the road.
We have now completed the trifecta of most feared events for RVers...
Our motorhome broke down in the middle of nowhere in 2019: • Full-Time RV Nightmare...
Our motorhome was in an accident in 2021: • Our Motorhome Got Hit!...
And now our motorhome has had a tire blow out! In each of these cases, we were extremely lucky.
👀 Mentioned In This Video:
Video: Our Most Important Safety Upgrades (our Rettroband Install): • Our Most Important RV ...
Video: NIRVC's Rettroband Test on a New Entegra Cornerstone: • MUST SEE!!! RV Tire Bl...
Rettoband: www.rettroband.com/
Lone Star Tire and Lube: lonestar-tire.com/
National Indoor RV Center (NIRVC): www.nirvc.com/
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We are Tom and Stacie Langland, known for 10 years as RV Texas Y'all.
We are Native Texans and Full-Time RVers who are all about exploring the Great State of Texas and America one campground at a time. We're on a mission to experience life, not just live it and we're bringing you along for the fun.
In 2018, we sold our house, our business and gave away just about everything we own to hit the road and see America. Our home is a 33' motorhome named Freedom. We installed an extreme solar and lithium battery setup so now we can camp just about anywhere with our dog (Star) and our cat (Astro).
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This happed to my Jeep in my driveway parked. Michelan knows this and aren't fixing the problem. It's a dangerous flaw and they know it.
Wow!
@@rvamericayall I was shocked too when it happened to me. I thought by now they would at least fix this flaw. Google Michelan tire sidewall blowouts and Michelan tires sidewall blowouts. I was shocked this is still happening. I have used Michelan tires for over 20 years and when this starting coming to light I couldn't believe. Praying for you all from one Texan to Another.
Much Love To You & Your Wife 😘
This is my biggest fear. Having a blowout on a steer tire causes me a lot of anxiety.
I’m sincerely glad you are ok.
Stay off the brakes. Make your way into the right lane, pull off on the shoulder when you get slowed down.
4,000,000 miles in a big truck here.
I'm glad that the 4 of you are ok. Several people at NIRVC Dallas had a hand in the development of Retrobands. Obviously their hard work payed off. The chassis shop at NIRVC Dallas is also to be commended for taking care of you. I bvb had the pleasure of getting to work with y'all when I worked there and continue to enjoy and learn from your videos.
Thanks Bruce, hope you are enjoying your retirement! 😊
Even though we never want this to happen, it seems you guys were in the perfect place for it to happen.
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Holy cow! You had a blowout and didnt die. Remarkable.
Seriously though, glad its all ok.
Thanks Kenny, we are happy as well! 😁
I am so glad you guys are okay. This must be national tire blowout week. We live in southern Florida and were leaving town for hurricane Nichole. We went North and turned onto I-10 west. We had the cruise control set to 67 mph. The winds from Nichole were pushing us around a bit, but at least the rains hadn't started yet. This 18 wheeler pulled up beside us and tooted his horn to get my attention. I looked over and he made a circling motion with his hand. I had no idea what was up, but figured I should pull over and take a look at everything. The passenger side looked good along with the car. I went around to the driver's side. The car looked good. I was starting to wonder why he had tooted at me and made the circle motion with his hand. Then I saw the rear tires on the RV. We have tandom rear axles. The front tire had blown out. We were only 2 miles to the next exit so we drove on. Right off the exit I could see a Truck Stop of America with a tire shop. We wheeled in. The salesman assured me they had a new tire in stock and he would have a mechanic change the tire right now. We had to unhook the car and back the RV up to Bay 5. After doing that we discovered they didn't have our tire in stock. They recommended another tire store 4 miles away in town. We called them and they said if he ordered the tire in the next 3 minutes it would be in today at 1 pm. We said do it and drove over to their shop. 1 pm turned into 3 pm. By this time Nichole was just arriving. There was heavy winds and pouring down rain. Their end bay had a roof, but open sides. Even with the roof the wind blew the rain in on us. This guy was amazing! He changed the tire without removing the rim from the RV. Fortunately like you we didn't have any damage to the RV. He checked the air in all the tires. Sadly they were all low except for one. He aired us up and we paid the bill. By the time we got the car hooked up it was dark out. Nichole was still with us bringing heavy rain and winds. We called around and there was a campground only 3 miles away with an open spot. We pulled in and I hooked up power and water. It was raining too hard for anything else. I even left the car hooked up. The next morning we woke up to find we had a beautiful view of a lake out our front window. God is good! 🤗 Now we are on our way home. We are staying in the Villages at Wildwood for two nights before going home.
Wow, what an adventure and glad y’all made it threw it all OK! Thanks for sharing your story!
I’m so glad y’all are ok! Nice tires, I hope you get that resolved. I’m in Galveston! ❤ I now see that Lone Star Tire treated you right! What a blessing that that retroband held and nothing was damaged. Whew! Every RVers nightmare.
Yep, but all is 👌🏻
Those rettrobands kept that tire from completely shredding and destroying that wheel well. It’s just an amazing product!
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Thank Grace of God for no one getting hurt. Could have been bad! Steers don't often do that.
So thankful!
I am so happy for your setup with the retrobands. You were in the exact right spot for safety and repair. We had blowouts on our 5th wheel. We had tire monitoring, but it didn't matter because the tire blew at the same moment the alarm went off. We were on I 25 in Santa Fe. The rubber from the tire wrapped around the axle. Hubby did manage to get it off, but we thought we were going to need some type of strong saw or grinder to cut the steel bands. He used a pry bar and finally get it off. The tires had very few miles and were less than 18 months old. God bless you and keep rolling.
Wow, glad y’all were OK!
Glad you guys were okay and there was no damage to your coach!!!
Us too! 🙌🏻
Thank goodness you weren't on a highway at full speed. Steering tire blowout is extremely dangerous. It sounds like the rettrobands are a must!
I am really glad we have them! 🙌🏻
Glad to see yall are ok, and no damages to your motor home
Absolutely 👍🏻
RVTY thx for an informative video of a life saving product, glad to see Y'all were able to keep on trucking without injury or damage to your beautiful rig. Happy Camping and stay healthy.
Glad yall are ok an got back here to Texas safely 🙏
Thanks
Haven't watched y'all in a bit ..glad you are ok..I'm happy y'all made it back home..we got an itch to head to Galveston for the winter..
Glad everyone is safe.
We are too! 😊
Glad you guys are ok! And you were Texas. Got to remember that Retrobands! Glad you had them. Welcome home!!
We are too! Thanks
Informative video and, most importantly, one with a positive outcome.
Glad y'all are back on the road safely.
Looking forward to your Caprock Canyons video.
Thank you, RV Texas Y'all.
Thanks
Welcome back to Texas!
Thanks Bee, happy to be back! 🙌🏻
I’ve never heard of retro bands. But, man, what a great safety factor. Blowouts cause terrible wrecks and damage to RV’s, let alone the loss of life! Star and Astro just take things in Stride. Sweet babies.
That coach looks like a million dollars after that wash. So beautiful!!
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Thanks Judy! 😊
@@rvamericayall - my keyboard on my phone is whacked out. It was supposed to have said “Astro and Star just take things in stride”. Sorry!!
Hey guys. Glad you had the retro bands. This is why we recently purchased retro bands for our coach. Glad your back in TX. Wish we knew you were in town we would of stopped by for a visit. Hopefully Michelins warranty covered the tire.
Wow! First of all, glad you guys are ok. And thanks for sharing. Never heard of retrobands before so we appreciate the info. There's no doubt a front wheel blowout is one of our greatest fears. We're currently in Texas as well, so here's hoping to meet you guys one day. Love the channel! Stay safe.
Thanks for watching & look forward to seeing y’all OTR! 😊
Welcome back home to Texas my fellow Texans. God looks after us when we least expect it. Great tire idea. Looking forward to the upcoming adventures filmed ahead of time. Glad you doing well. Love y'all
Thanks!
So glad you are ok and the coach is ok.
For sure, thanks!
Glad y'all are OK!!!!
Thanks
Welcome home y’all. Glad your safe after the blow-out, and lucky it didn’t go totally flat so you could get to your campground! Love RV Cat. 😻
Thanks, we were really lucky 🍀
So glad y’all didn’t have any damage!!
Thanks! Us too!!!
We've never heard of the Retrobands before. They sound amazing, glad you guys are safe.
Thanks! Yes, they are amazing!
Thanks for the video. So glad you and your rig are ok. Glad you were able to get it fixed relatively fast. This is my #1 fear. I have 3 different roadside services that hopefully would be available quickly if it happens to me.
That’s great, hope you never have to use them! 👍🏻
glad you guys are ok
Thanks
Thank you for sharing your experience with Retrobands. So important to all who are involved with RVing and may not consider how important certain investments can be. Very informative and interesting, but more importantly, glad you are ok and no damage was sustained to your rig. Wishing you many more miles of smiles and smooth sailing in the adventures ahead!😊
Thanks for the kind remarks. We were real fortunate!
Welcome back to Texas. The purchase of the Retrobands for your new coach has really paid off. Your safety is the most important thing. Thanks for this informative video.
Absolutely, safety first!
We can call it a learning experience for y'all and your viewers to!! Great preventive safety measure!!
Yep, thanks RC!
Just for clarification, if it didn't lose air, it wasn't a blowout. It was a tire issue or failure, but not a blowout. That's why there wasn't any damage. However, if you'd been at highway speed, it likely would have blown. The issue is that people with these products tend to be less diligent about inspecting tires.
That sidewall is blown out for sure, luckily it didn’t totally explode & we are very diligent about our inspections & maintenance!
Welcome to DA club my dear WATSON.
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OML Glad yall ok and the RIG TOO man highend steer tire blows sidewall scary from my chair
It obviously ended up OK! Thanks for watching and let us share our story! 😊
congrats guys time to relax
Absolutely 👍🏻
Love your videos...
Thanks Jerry!
Glad you are safe. We just bought a new rig and put 6 new tires on. I think we will look into the retroband. Thanks for the information
You’re welcome, and enjoy that new rig! 😊
Glad you all are okay.
Thanks
I'm glad NIRVC attended to the tire soon after it was reinstalled, because I presume they would have properly torqued your lug nuts. It's fine to use a big impact to remove the lug nuts but I've seen too many broken studs from tire shops using the big one inch impact for mounting.
Glad you two are well and back on the road safely!
I remember when you decided to get the Retrobands and you said you likely would never need them but it was peace of mind. I'm so glad that they worked so well! Now we will be checking into them to see if we can manage to get them installed. Thanks so much for this video and I'm very glad you guys are OK!
@BigDogRV
Thanks y’all, hope you can get them but not ever need them! 👍🏻
Glad y'all had the device and it worked as intended. It could have really been a bad situation. Glad y'all are ok
For sure, thanks!
We where so sad that this happen to you on such a beautiful coach, we are so happy that you didn't get hurt which could have happen. We have both the Retro-Bands and Safe-T-Steer for our safety.. That equipment is money well spent to us and we hope we can say, we never had to use it. Thanks for sharing
Absolutely 💯
Very happy that this situation of a tire blowout had positive results. That’s my #1 fear factor.
We are too!
Glad to know all y'all are alright.
Too bad they don't make Rettroband for smaller tires (ours are 205, and that isn't listed on the National RV link).
Take care and welcome back to Texas! Be seeing you!
Thanks, you never know, maybe one day they will have them for 205’s
Great Video , Thank you for sharing,. I am shocked , just like you that you had a an issue with a relatively new tire.
Totally crazy but thankfully we were prepared! Thanks for watching & commenting! 😊
I am getting a set of the Retrobands this year. This video cemented my decision!
Thanks Rodney, I know it’s a great peace of mind decision! Safe travels and happy camping!
Extremely interesting! I had never heard of a retro-band and I was surprised at just how big that tire was.
They are really big!
@@rvamericayall 22.5?
Well, retroband is now on our list of accessories to buy! Looks like you guys stayed at Oasis RV Resort in Amarillo. That’s our favorite place to stay when traveling through Amarillo.
It was Oasis, good place to stay. I agree with safety and going with Rettroband!
Wow, I had never heard of rettrobands, but what a great idea and product.
That you never felt the tire failure showed how well it worked.
Almost think they would be mandatory on all large vehicles on our highways... would save an enormous amount of 18 wheeler/ steer tire blowout accidents.
Thanks for that informative video.
Give Astro n the pup chin scratches please!
Stay safe!
Will do! Thanks
Lucky, and fortunate where it happened. 👍👍👍
For sure, thanks
Glad you're save
Money well spent on the retrorbands.
For sure!
Looking up to see if my skoolie could use these.. interesting and safety is a MUST.
Glad y'all were safe
You would have to call NIRVC and ask if they have them for your wheel size, I think they do. Good luck!👍🏻
@@rvamericayall I def will thank you so very much for this info!!
Hey Y'all. Scary event - Great outcome. GIG. Your video was the great motivator. We'll swing through Dallas this spring on the way to Red Bay. We're due for a tire replacement sequence as well. Fronts first with Rettrobands inside. Then on to Red Bay.
Great to know you are safer out there. Hope to meet up next year somewhere.
Adele and Dave
Stacie and Tom, we are glad that everything turned out very well. We had a similar thing happen back in August. We were driving down I 35 south of the DFW area when we heard a bang, not loud but we thought the big rig next to us may have thrown a stone. Our tires were about four years old with 21,000 miles on them.We continued on to Waco, about an hour away and also stopped for fuel before arriving in Waco. DH forgot to check the tires, no los of pressure or change in how the coach was driving. When we arrived in Waco DH found a flap in the passenger steer tire. It was not as large as yours. Coachnet found a tire shop that located a tire for us. We also have Rettrobands. An appointment was made at NIRVC in Lewisville the following week. By then we were in Austin. Our experience was the same as yours. Drove to Lewisville the night before the appointment and were back in Austin by the following night. We, too, are thankful for the Rettrobands. The damage could have been much worse if we didn't have them. Travel on!
Wow, thanks for sharing your story because more folks need to learn about Rettrobands! They really can be a life saver!!!
Really interesting, I remember the other video at NIRVC in Lewisville (close to where I lived in Argyle). This is such a great video as to why you should have retroband. Yesterday I was at a large Newmar authorized dealer in Cemtral Florida going over the details of purchasing a 2022 Dutch Star 4081. The sales rep, really nice guy was adamant that we DO NOT need them and they’ve taken more off them put on. I watched the video with the NIRV owner who purposely blew the tire as he was driving. Confused why he would discourage us from putting them on. When we were at NIRVC in Lewisville in December (visiting our daughter), they were all about it! Confused why he would discourage us; however, still not going to convince me against it. I’ll just do it in Lewisville when we’re there this summer. As a first time RV owner, I don’t think I could go without it!! Thanks again.
Great decision! Hope you never need them but if you have them you and your family will definitely be safer!
Had a brand new cargo trailer tire have a sidewall blow out. The tire shop told me I probably ran off the road and it hit a road side pothole cause it was on the driver's side. I was loaded down too. Luckily it has heavy duty axles and dual axles. Glad the bands helped y'all cause when heavy loaded tires blow they blow.
Retrobands to me are the best thing sense sliced bread.
Agreed!
Wow! That was quite an experience. So glad they worked, but surprised they worked so well. I will have a lot of questions for you next week. Since we are planning to make a trip to Eastern Canada next year, this could be on our list of safety items to add to the coach. NIRVC is close to the house, so I will give them a call. Anyway, glad you are safely back home....Betty and Howard
Look forward to see y’all soon & answering all those questions! 😊
Phew God Bless.
Thanks
That's my biggest fear for sure on the camper. That's crazy that it didn't destroy that tire.
I know, we were very surprised!
Thank God you had slowed down and have RetroBands.
Absolutely
A new Michelin tire blowing a sidewall? With no sidewall rot or cracks? I turned wrenches close to 50 years. Owned an automobile repair business 35 of those years. Retired full timer the last 4 years. I suspect what happened was when the retrobands were installed originally, some tire machines are very aggressive on breaking the tire bead. The machine's bead breaker weakened the sidewall and damaged the cord when installing the retrobands. Not good for any tire to be dismounted and remounted. I have seen Michelin 14 ply tires go 10 to 12 years when cared for and covered from the sun and UV light with low mileage. I personally wouldn't run a tire that old. Glad you are safe.
Wow, I have to agree you were super lucky that the chunk of rubber didn't decide to depart that tire at highway speeds! I understand the retroband may have helped keep the tire's shape and keep it from coming apart, but had you been going at highway speeds it may have not had the same outcome and could have resulted in lots of damage to the coach. Count your lucky stars - you may have escaped a big one! Great video BTW - I'm enjoying following you as we look to a future of full-timing.
We totally agree about how lucky we got! Thanks for watching and good luck on your future RVing journey! 😊
That’s crazy. We run the same tire. We use rettroband too. Got to show this to my wife
It’s good y’all are set! 😊
Hello, I'm Ed out of Southern Maryland. We have a 2015 Tiffin class A it equipped with bc the tire apart. I used that tool kit when I bought new tires and hole I never need it again.
That’s for sure!
I need to look into these for our rig. I can't believe there's not a scratch.
We couldn’t either, very happy with the Rettrobands! Thanks for watching!
I would like to see people do the final tightening of the lug nuts with a TORQUE WRENCH!!!!
Fair! 💯
NEVER let them tighten the lugs like that, ALWAYS star tighten them going clock wise like that can seat the rim incorrectly and cause vibration
Thanks for that tip Mike!
Is that Oasis RV Resort & Cottages Amarillo? That is our stop when returning to Texas from the North West everytime.
Yes it is!
Glad you got everything fixed. One more reason I am not a fan of Michelin. Overpriced and under performing. You should have hollard when you were at NIRVC.
Thanks Bill, it was quick busy stop!
Glad all ended well and you are safe. Any chance that tire was damaged when you were sideswipped? 100% agree about if you hear an unusual noise that you need to stop and check ASAP. We heard what we thought might be an air dryer activating on a semi that was passing us on our last trip, but louder than normal. Immediately started checking mirrors and looking for a safe place. Sure enough saw smoke and debris from a blown trailer tire. Found a wide shoulder and swapped it in about 15 minutes. Luckily it was passenger side as we were headed into Indy just before morning rush hour.
You never know but that tire was taken off and throughly inspected and then mounted on a new rim. Glad y’all’s issue was almost a non issue! Thanks
Did y'all utilize coach road service for at least partial reimbursement? Happy for you that it wasn't more severe.
Yes we did, thanks
That Retroband device is neat. We always worry about blowouts on the steering axles of our 18 wheelers.
Y'all are very nice to say nothing about the incorrect installation of your tire in Amarillo. Im not so nice. Watch Bus Grease Monkey youtube channel for a video on correct lug nut tightening pattern.
Your rig is beautiful.
Thanks, I will check it out!
I'm glade you are safe and I'm impressed with the Retrobands, I might consider those for our Class A, can you confirm you did not lose air in the tire?
We can definitely confirm that in our case! Of course that wouldn’t always be the case but being able to keep control of the rig is what it’s about!
Are your tires 19” or 22.5”? I could assume those are 19” since the tire guy handled that tire like it was nothing’. Great video! TIA.
They are 22.5” 🛞
Stacy and Tom, glad you are all safe, that could have been a much different outcome without the RetroBand on a steering wheel! You have given me pause - maybe we should have them installed on our Dutch Star. I believe NIRVC is the only facility that has and installs them, is that correct?
That is correct Wes and I believe all of there locations around the country sell & install them! 😊
Hi Tom & Stacey;
Nancy told me about your tire blowout 😱very scary very glad you both are ok & safe. We talked about getting those Retrobands but the price always turned me off,but now seeing your video & especially since it was the sidewall, I told Nancy that’s it where getting those Retrobands for our coach. I’ve seen videos of what happens to front tire blow outs very scary, the hell with the cost our lives & safety are more important. Glad y’all are Safe & thank you for your videos ❤️
We totally agree with being safe! Good luck!!
@@rvamericayall;
Well I called NIRVC this morning & was very surprised, they don’t have Retrobands for my tire size 235, the rep doesn’t know if or when they’ll have them for my tire size, talk about being disappointed 😢
Wow, sorry to hear that, what are y’all traveling in?
We have a 2015 Winnebago Vista 35F, the tire size is 235 so I guess that size is on the smaller end & there going for the bigger truck size
I just reached out to Brett Davis, the owner of NIRVC & one of the inventors of the Rettrobands and he said that in January 2023 they will be offering sizes down to 225’s!!! So hopefully you can get them then!!! 🤞🏻
I'm glad y'all are ok did the accident weaken the tire from what I Rember it was on that side of the couch
Not sure but that tire was inspected after the accident.
Wow! Fantastic safety device. For me, that is a 'Must-have" rather than a 'nice-to-have" option. I wonder if it would lower your insurance cost?
Not yet but possibly in the future!
Your front passenger tire was probably internally damaged when that car hit you and finally failed.
Total possibility!
TPMS does not immediately alert you of pressure loss, but you are lucky that the tire didn't shred like a recap usually does.
For sure!
Had a tire get damaged ( not flat} by Fargo ND we have Tyron Bands in our tires, nobody knew how to get them off or had the special tool kit to remove them and the company was no help, not a great experience. I had both fronts removed and replaced and threw the bands away. May look at retrobands..
Yep, that is the problem with Tyron, we had those on our Tiffin Breeze but had to carry the heavy tool set!
Country music star Kevin Fowler is from Amarillo. I'm sure they're related
Now that’s interesting 🤨
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Thanks 😊
wow so ya'll went NRV over MHSRV on yer buy's huh' were gettin' closer on our 1st Class A buy (waitin on the bottom) & ya'll sold the Retrobands today !!
Good luck on finding your RV!
Do you have a TPMS? I know this doesn't stop a blow out but for sure you'll know if you have a deflated tire. I am glad you are all okay and had the foresight to buy the Retro bands.
We stated in the video that the tire didn’t lose air at all. It was almost crazy that it didn’t but that’s why the TPMS didn’t sound off.
Looks like ya'll hit something with the tire.
If we did, not sure what it was???
Interesting. If you had a hole in the tire, the TPMS monitor should have triggered a low air pressure alarm.
That’s the whole surprise, the tire held the air pressure! We wouldn’t believe it if we didn’t live it!
Been there and done that. No retro brand. Scary and very dangerous.
I wouldn’t go without it!
Glad you are both safe! Was the almost new Michelin tire replaced on warranty??🤗🤔
Yes it was, thanks Jim!
I had a similar thing happen with a new Perelli tire and Perelli had the tire shipped back to them so their engineers could find out why it malfunctioned so I’m wondering if Michelin will do the same
Been looking at the Retrbands. Thanks! Is it just steers that get them? Also, my chasis manual says not to use Coach jacks to lift and change tire. Not exactly sure why unless it's a safety issue.
Only put them on steer tires & our jacks are hydraulic, maybe yours are electric and not rated for enough weight???
@2:02 clearly we can see you hit something big Mr driver . BTW The front axle is called Steer axle not drive front axle . People over dramatizing steer tire blowout ... gzzzz lol
Sorry but we didn’t hit anything, we didn’t over dramatize anything, you have us confused with other channels. If you really followed us you would know this!
@@rvamericayall I been driving with hazmat tankers over 2.6 million miles ... maybe I did not see enough or experienced by my self blowouts on steers ...under fully loads and mountains roads LOL. ... Yes your channel reminds me CNN ...
Question? Did Michelin replace the tire or was it pro-rated? It appears the tire may have been faulty.
Wow, hlD you all are ok. I will be looking into getting them for my coach. Did you put the bands on all wheels or just the steering?
No, just the steering wheels!
Did you have to have a new retro band put on?
Yes we did and there was no charge!
Just wondering if the tire could have been damaged when you got in the accident awhile back.
Did Michelin ask or tell you what caused the sidewall blowout?