Avon Tire Recall Info
This was reported in a tire industry publication:
Max-Trac recalls 64 Avon motorcycle tires
Tire Business staff report
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2010) — Max-Trac Tire Co. Inc. is voluntarily recalling 64 Avon Cobra AV72 motorcycle tires, size 240/50R16 84V, manufactured at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.’s plant in Melksham, England, between Oct. 11 and Nov. 7, 2009. When undergoing endurance testing at Melksham, one of the Avon tires developed a breaker/ply separation that caused early failure, Max-Trac told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Cooper conducted a European recall of all the tires from that production run, and determined that 64 of them had been exported to the U.S., according to Max-Trac, a Cooper subsidiary that does business as Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels.