seven year tires

[riverforest]

replacing RV (class c) tires every 7 years, is it a recommendation or a requirement. asking because progressive may denial claim because tires are 7-8 years old.

[FrozenInTime]

I replace all tires at 6 years.

[riverforest]

Originally Posted by FrozenInTime

I replace all tires at 6 years.

it goes by years not miles ? my tires have less than 20,000 miles on them.

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[FrozenInTime]

I go by years. Exposed to air, they start degrading from the factory regardless of the miles. IMHO, I have no scientific proof.

[jaydee325]

Originally Posted by riverforest

it goes by years not miles ? my tires have less than 20,000 miles on them..

Follow this link and download the Michelin RV Tire Guide. See page 7.

[3pedal]

7 years is a number I hear a lot, but also hear 5, 6 and 10, so I don't know that there is a number that everyone agrees on.

[Gooma]

New tires are how much? If you have a blow out that causes body damage, and Progressive denies the claim, how much will that cost you? Not only money, but time.
Buy new tires, one less thing to worry about.

[Gary RVRoamer]

No worries. Progressive isn't going to deny any claim based on tire age. If they won't deny a claim because you are speeding or under the influence, why do you think they would deny one for tires. This "deny claim" is sheer nonsense.


Now, when you should replace an RV tire is more subjective. Most major tire makers will state a 10 year max useful life but some also recommend annual professional inspections after 5-6 years. That means dismounting the tires and looking inside as well as out. You may as well replace at that point. So yeah, 7 years is a reasonable time to replace and thus avoid potential problems that could prove costly in body damage to the RV.

[jrollf]

RVTireSafety.net


Blog by a retired tire design engineer. More credible information than Joey's uncle on the internet from India said so

[SafariBen]

How about the claim denial, is there an actual claim that you're getting pushback on, or is this a rumor?


5-7-10 years are all good numbers from various places mentioned. There is no legal age limit in the US or Canada that I'm aware of, possibly in the UK for buses.

[Bearmtn]

I wondered about tire age myself so I called Goodyear and asked to speak to a tire engineer. He told me they generally recommend 10 years as a safe number because they track tires for 10 years. After 10 years they have no data so don't have an opinion whether or not they any good after that point. And he said that since tires degrade from the inside out unless you cut a lot of them apart doing quality control then you have no idea what they're doing. So unless the tire has been damaged or abused or dried out in hot climates, my conclusion is that they are good for 10 years without too much worry. After that they might be fine or might they might be not but it's your gamble.

[Mudfrog]

I've been running around on rubber tires for over 50 years. I ran vehicles with old tires, garage sale tires, and even retreads. Never looked at the manufacturing date on a tire. Until I got on this forum, I had never heard of tires aging out. It does make sense though so now I keep an eye on the tires under the motorhome. My rig is stored under an RVport with minimal sun ever hitting the tires so the number I go with is 10.

Not that it means anything but I went over 13 years on the oem Michelins that that came with the rig. Like I said, I didn't know any better back then.

[spock12]

I replaced my fifth wheel tires at 8 years. I replaced the Goodyear’s G614 with Sailun tires because they were cheaper and a good tire. When I replace the Sailun tires I’m going back to the Goodyear’s G614. I had a spare tire that had never been on the road and I replaced it also. I still that tire, how do you tell if a tire has dry rot

[JMasterson75]

I’ve heard that tire makers usually say you should swap out RV tires once they hit around 6–10 years old, even if the tread still looks good. A lot of folks aim for about 7 years as a rule of thumb.