Michelin 2CT RECALL!

[Tango1300]

PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - French tyre group Michelin (MICP.PA: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday it was recalling some 68,000 motorbike tyres after finding a possible defect in their tread due to a manufacturing fault.

The company said it would recall the Pilot Power 2CT and Pilot Power 120/70 ZR 17 front motorcycle tyres. A Michelin spokeswoman said the recall would affect tyres sold in 40 countries in north America and Europe.

Michelin added no accidents had occured as a result of the fault

 

[MPH 200]

David you beat me to the post

 

[WWJD]

link?

 

[BusaBret]

(WWJD @ Jun. 15 2007,12:51) link?

+1

 

[Devil Dog]

...aw-shiyaaaaat! I have 2 brand new sets of PP 2cTs in my garage.......

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Professor]

Found this on the UK site

Michelin has launched a campaign to recall its Pilot Power 2CT and Pilot Power 120/70 ZR 17 front motorcycle tyres with “Made in Franceâ€￾ markings. An examination of these tyres showed a possible defect in the tread due to a manufacturing irregularity. No cases of pressure loss have been reported and no accidents have occurred.

Because customer safety is its primary concern, Michelin has decided as a precaution to replace certain 120/70 ZR 17 Michelin Pilot Power 2CT and Michelin Pilot Power front tyres, which can be identified by the following markings on the sidewall:

a “Made in Franceâ€￾ label
DOT 6UCW 980T or DOT 6UCW 979T
These tyres will no longer be sold by dealers.

 

[BusaBret]

I found this one as well.

link

 

[heavybusa]

Here is the information from Michelin CLICK here

Give them a buzz at 1-800-847-3435 and open a case number.

 

[Vic_E55_2001]

that`s why my front get bold in 3K miles.

 

[dadofthree]

Dayum, I've got one

 

[dadofthree]

Just called, they took my information and told me to go to a dealer.

 

[dadofthree]

Just called the dealership, they are Michelin dealers and told me to call back Monday. They didn't know about it.

 

[bigoltool]

French tires!

 

[dadofthree]

(bigoltool @ Jun. 15 2007,16:43)

French

 

[Vic_E55_2001]

(bigoltool @ Jun. 15 2007,14:43)

French tires!

Right. WTF they were thinking. Why the hell they recalled tires before anyone died? They should wait just like Firestone did.

 

[Charlesbusa]

I'm glad michelin had the koohans to recall them instead of waiting for someone to die.

 

[georgiabusa_05]

Well, mine is from Spain, got excited thinking I was getting a new front.

 

[Vic_E55_2001]

And of course my freshly installed front is DOT 6UCW 980T. 200 miles on it.

I think I`ll run for a couple of month before I`ll let them replace it for free.

 

[cosmo]

Got 400 miles on my track bikes front "made in France" tire.
We've been running high pressure in them (31-32 PSI) because they have been cold tearing even at high ambient temperature. Does anyone know what the problem is?

 

[tinbender0]

maybe this explains the high speed wobbling