OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

02X005000

Tires:tread/belt

Reported Jun 14, 2002 · MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Summary

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.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

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.

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).

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗