9999 MICHELIN 305/50R20 120H Recall

Campaign:

04T002000 on 02/18/2004

Component:

Tires

Manufactured:

12/14/2003 - 12/21/2003

Affected:

221

Defect:

Michelin cross terrain suv tires, size 305/50r20 120h, built during weeks 50 and 51, 2003. these tire fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires." the tires do not meet the strength requirements for the extra load tire category.

Consequence:

These tires are more susceptible to failure following impact with road hazards. a vehicle crash could occur without warning should the tire be damaged from impact with road hazards, possibly resulting in personal injuries or even death.

Correction:

Michelin will notify its customers and replace the noncompliant tires free of charge to the consumer. owner notification began february 27, 2004. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact michelin at 1-800-847-3435 between 8:30am and 6:00pm eastern standard time.

Notes:

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

9999 MICHELIN 305/50R20 120H TSB

Bulletin:

PM-18-01 Euro Va

Component:

190000 tires

Summary:

Proper tire replacement guidelines, particularly as it applies to globalized (?euro?) vans and the differences in tire size designations that may be applied to them (i.e., pmetric, lt-metric, european metric (passenger), or european commer

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