- Vehicles
- 4,000
- Built between
- May 2004 – Dec 2004
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 December 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2004 and December 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004 Freightliner Business Class M2Built May 2004 to December 2004
- Michelin XDEBuilt May 2004 to October 2004
- 2004 Sterling ActerraBuilt May 2004 to December 2004
- 2004 Thomas C2Built May 2004 to December 2004
- 2004 Thomas FS-65Built May 2004 to December 2004
- 2004 Thomas MVP EFBuilt May 2004 to December 2004
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
Rapid air loss can result in loss of vehicle control and a vehicle crash can occur.
What gets fixed
MICHELIN WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2004 to December 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 December 2004
- Owners notified27 December 2004
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 22 December 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact michelin at 888-622-2306.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.