NHTSA recall campaign

02X005000

ManufacturerMICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Reported2002-06-14Affected192,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

MICHELIN PHANTOM A/P LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZES LT 245/75R16 AND LT 235/85R16 AND PHANTOM A/P EXTRA LOAD TIRES, SIZE P 235/75R16 AND PHANTOM A/P STANDARD LOAD TIRES SIZE P235/75R15. CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF EXTREME USE (OVERLOADING AND UNDER-INFLATION, COUPLED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN AND CONSTANT HIGH TEMPERATURES) HAVE RESULTED IN SOME OF THESE TIRES COMING OUT OF SERVICE PREMATURELY.

Manufacturer remedy

MICHELIN IS CONDUCTING A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL JULY 16, 2002. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.