Michelin Michelin Sport EPX Consumer Complaints

Make:
Michelin
Model:
Sport EPX
Component:
Tire
Complaint Number:
734693
Manufacturer:
MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Was Vehicle Involved in a Crash:
No
Incident Date:
September 10, 2000
Was Vehicle Involved in a Fire:
No
Number of Persons Injured:
0
Number of Fatalities:
0
Specific Component's Description:
Tires
Consumer's City:
Clifton
Consumer's State:
VA
Date Added to File:
October 26, 2000
Date Complaint Received by NHTSA:
October 18, 2000
Number of Occurrences:
1
Description of the Complaint:
Tire side wall completely blew (tiresize: w18565r14)( dot number: tire size: w18565r14 )
Make:
Michelin
Model:
Sport EPX
Component:
Tire Bead
Complaint Number:
10065061
Manufacturer:
MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Was Vehicle Involved in a Crash:
No
Incident Date:
April 1, 2004
Was Vehicle Involved in a Fire:
No
Number of Persons Injured:
0
Number of Fatalities:
0
Specific Component's Description:
Tires:Bead
Consumer's City:
Lafayette
Consumer's State:
CO
Date Added to File:
March 29, 2004
Date Complaint Received by NHTSA:
May 17, 2004
Number of Occurrences:
2
Description of the Complaint:
On 2 separate occasions, the front passenger side and the rear driver side tire went flat. This was caused by a beading problem being to close to the rims which didn't allow the tire to whole air. The tires were replaced, however the problem recurred. *ak *sc