NHTSA campaign 04T023000 · Tire recall

MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 04T-023: MICHELIN/RAPID AIR LOSS

NHTSA recall 04T023000 is a tire recall reported by MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on December 22, 2004, with 4,000 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class M2, Sterling Acterra, Thomas C2 and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on December 27, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04T023000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

This is a tire recall filed by MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 04T023000 (also written 04T-023 or 04T023)
Filed by: MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: December 22, 2004
Potentially affected: 4,000 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Tires
Owners notified: December 27, 2004
Recall type: Tire recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04T023000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Freightliner

Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2004

All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

Sterling Acterra
- 2004

All Sterling recalls

Thomas

Thomas C2
- 2004
Thomas FS-65
- 2004
Thomas MVP EF
- 2004

All Thomas recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04T023000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MICHELIN XDE COMMERCIAL TRUCK TIRES, SIZE 10R22.5 LRG AND LRF FOR USE ON FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THESE TIRES WERE MANFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 23 AND OCTOBER 24, 2004, CAN EXPERIENCE RAPID AIR LOSS DUE TO AN IRREGULARITY OF THE INNER LINER.

Safety consequence

RAPID AIR LOSS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

MICHELIN WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MICHELIN AT 888-622-2306.

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04T023000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.