- Vehicles
- 16,983
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 July 2023
- Repaired
- 12%
- Unrepaired
- 14,600
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Michelin MXV
- Michelin PB 20
- Michelin Pilote X
- Michelin TB 15
- Michelin TB 5
- Michelin TRX
- Michelin VHC
- Michelin X
- Michelin XAS
- Michelin XM+
- Michelin XVS
- Michelin XWX
- Michelin ZX
Repair progress
14,600 of 16,983 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2025.
12% repaired — 2,120 of 16,983 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 263
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Michelin North America, Inc. (Michelin) is recalling certain X, XWX, Pilote X, XVS, TRX, MXV, XAS, TB 15, XDX, ZX, VHC, TB 5, XM+, and PB 20 specialty tires, sold for use on certain vintage and antique vehicles. Please see the attached products listing for a complete list of all affected tires and sizes. The DOT certification symbol is missing from the tire sidewalls. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 109, "New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires," and 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
What could happen
Tires that are missing a DOT symbol may be used in inappropriate applications, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Michelin will replace the tires with a debit card provided to owners to defray the cost of mounting and balancing or offer a refund, free of charge. If necessary, certain recalled SKUs may be replaced with competitor tires of the same tire size. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2023.
Parts involved
- tires
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 December 2022
- Owners notified14 July 2023
- Latest repair reportQ2 2025 — 12% repaired
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 8 December 2022.
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 may contact Michelin's customer service at 1-866-324-2835.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Michelin North America, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 109
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
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.