Avon Motorcycle Tire Recall

[suhawk305]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall notice:

“Avon Cobra Chrome motorcycle tires, size 240/50R16, manufactured April 8, 2018 through June 1, 2019 (DOT date codes 1418-2119). The innerliner gauge may be too thin, possibly resulting in a rapid deflation of the tire.”

More details can be found here:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19T009

Just in case any of you have a motorcycle in your stable that has this tire.

 

[misterprofessionality]

phew. you scared me. seems all they did was mis-manage the sidewalls on some oversized chopper rear tires.

 

[Gone in 60]

Sheesh, Suhawk, you scared me too. When I read the thread title, I thought "What, first my oil filter, now my tires too??"