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Old 11-11-2015, 02:52 PM   #1
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Thumbs down Defective/Low Quality Tires

Purchased and picked up our 38FLSA on 9/29/15. Driving from NY to FL. Trip began on 10/16/15. Got to Jacksonville, FL. Had to replace tires on 11/3/15. Huge bubble on the exterior side. Apparently another huge bubble on the interior side. Would not take the chance that another bubble would develop or that we would have a blow-out, so we replaced four tires, described by the tire shop as "cargo tires" - those imported from overseas made of extremely low quality. Incredibly disappointed that we spent a great deal of money to make this purchase for our full-time living and this is just another incident of issues with this product. Shame, shame, shame on Jayco.
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Put your claim in by Jayco with the pictures. Poor quality tires is a short coming on all their units. Also look if there is a recall on your removed tires.
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Also, please report this to the NHTSA. There have been many reports of failed tires and yet no complaints, therefore no recalls are being made.
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Old 11-11-2015, 04:17 PM   #4
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Don't feel like it is just Jayco. They all come with bottom of the line tires unless you insist on a upgrade.
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Old 11-11-2015, 04:18 PM   #5
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Jayco will cover all tires and tire damage while under warranty. Just have to contact them and send them pictures. Not all dealers know this.
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Don't feel like it is just Jayco. They all come with bottom of the line tires unless you insist on a upgrade.
This is a fact. My neighbor asked me to look at his tires when I told him about mine, and he has the Towmax tires on his 5er too. His is a Montana. In his case, the tires have plenty of capacity (trailer GVWR is ~12K and tires hold 3520 each). From what I understand, this is not the case on many Jaycos.
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That is exactly what 3 of our 5 tires looked like right after we picked up our 2015 FBTS. The 4th tire was even worse and it was the spare that was never used! We replaced all 5 tires with Goodyear. There was no option in 2015 to purchase better tires. Jayco would replace the tires under warranty, but only with the same tires.
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Old 11-11-2015, 06:52 PM   #8
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Purchased and picked up our 38FLSA on 9/29/15. Driving from NY to FL. Trip began on 10/16/15. Got to Jacksonville, FL. Had to replace tires on 11/3/15. Huge bubble on the exterior side. Apparently another huge bubble on the interior side. Would not take the chance that another bubble would develop or that we would have a blow-out, so we replaced four tires, described by the tire shop as "cargo tires" - those imported from overseas made of extremely low quality.
What brand/make of tires were they?
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What brand/make of tires were they?
Those are Rainier tires. The RV industry made a switch to them in 2o16.
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Defective/Low Quality Tires

My rig came with E rated Goodyear Marathons. Not enough tire for my not overloaded rig. After 2 sets in 3 years, I upgraded to G rated.
Problem solved.
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My rig came with W rated Goodyear Marathons. Not enough tire for my not overloaded rig. After 2 sets in 3 years, I upgraded to G rated.
Problem solved.
Speed Rating
  • M — Up to 81 mph
  • N — Up to 87 mph
  • P — Up to 93 mph
  • Q — Up to 99 mph
  • R — Up to 106 mph
  • S — Up to 112 mph
  • T — Up to 118 mph
  • H — Up to 130 mph
  • V — Up to 149 mph
  • W — Up to 168 mph
  • Y — Up to 186 mph


W rate would be a speed rating and W=168 MPH not a load rating

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A= 2ply B= 4ply C= 6ply D= 8ply E= 10ply F= 12ply G= 14ply H= 16pyl J= 18ply L= 20ply M= 22ply N= 24pyl
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Speed Rating
  • M — Up to 81 mph
  • N — Up to 87 mph
  • P — Up to 93 mph
  • Q — Up to 99 mph
  • R — Up to 106 mph
  • S — Up to 112 mph
  • T — Up to 118 mph
  • H — Up to 130 mph
  • V — Up to 149 mph
  • W — Up to 168 mph
  • Y — Up to 186 mph


W rate would be a speed rating and W=168 MPH not a load rating

Load range Vs Ply Rating
A= 2ply B= 4ply C= 6ply D= 8ply E= 10ply F= 12ply G= 14ply H= 16pyl J= 18ply L= 20ply M= 22ply N= 24pyl

Edited my original thread. Stupid spellcheck changed my E to a W.
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Defective Tires

I've said this before...why should we have to pay to upgrade tires on a rig costing us $70,000 and how can they get away with putting such unsafe tires on these rigs over and over again. I was told by a salesperson that they ran into a bad batch of tires on the 2015's...but this seems to keep happening on the newer 2016's!!
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''My conclusion on stock tires" thread

http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f1...res-31018.html
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I've said this before...why should we have to pay to upgrade tires on a rig costing us $70,000 and how can they get away with putting such unsafe tires on these rigs over and over again. I was told by a salesperson that they ran into a bad batch of tires on the 2015's...but this seems to keep happening on the newer 2016's!!
Same reason every rig has problems that could be solved by a little extra labor. People keep buying them. That is the same as accepting them. I'm not saying it's right, it's just what it is.

If a mass of potential buyers wouldn't purchase one with stock tires, the message would come through quickly.
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