WARNING: Michelin front Commander III tires

[Shotround]

<sup>nuts. I've been riding the front commander iii for the last 11k miles or so in search of 40mpg at 75+ mph. guess I will have to slow down and see if I have that same problem. manufacture date 26/19. can't comment about the rear as it's the dunlop elite 4. they were what the dealer had on hand, when i had the original tires from 2006 replaced.

incidentally, for the less sophisticated such as myself. what does high spot on the wheel mean?</sup>

[sta-lor]

No problem on mine ,standard 16" wheel , been on this last 18 months . UK based

[NCB]

Yeah130/90 16
Thanks Mort!
I evidently have dyslexia every now and again?

[davej]

Obviously you never heard of the tread separation and big chunks of tire blowing out of the tire that Metzler had and ignored.

[KFallsRider]

Those are made in Spain ..Bias Ply come from Thailand

[roadiemort]

Is this the size you mean?

[roadiemort]

Well, Michelin replaced my 32/19 date defective tire with a 5/22 date tire and it has the same high spot in the replacement tire! So, now the dealership is going to replace the 2nd defective tire with a different brand and handle the second defective tire issue with their Michelin rep. Very frustrating to say the least! This tire should be on the list! 190/30 B16 73H

[NCB]

This tire should be on the list! 130/90 B16 73H.

[brianmac]

Like JD said most of us have 16-in wheels. Are you saying that you're 16 inch wheel is also affected by the exact same problem? But are the Michelin 3s going to replace or supersede the Michelin twos? And you believe that bullshit line that it's due to the thread design? How the hell did it get past their r&d,?the problems that Metzler had was when they went to global manufacturing in third world countries, they lost quality control, do you think Michelin is going to admit that?

[NCB]

Well, Michelin replaced my 32/19 date defective tire with a 5/22 date tire and it has the same high spot in the replacement tire! So, now the dealership is going to replace the 2nd defective tire with a different brand and handle the second defective tire issue with their Michelin rep. Very frustrating to say the least! This tire should be on the list! 130/90 B16 73H

[JHouse]

Metzler white walls,

[jd750ace]

If you READ the bulletin, it’s only affecting 2 sizes of tire. Both are wide relative to their diameter, and both at TT (tube type) so I don’t know why a bunch of folks rolling on 16 inch wheels would care, or overreact, as many of you do.
There are perfectly valid reasons to NOT run the Commander III over the Commander II. We don’t have to resort to ridiculous extrapolations.

[Sharpman66]

I'm running the 888 whitewall as well...yes great tires!

[davej]

So if they know they had an issue with tread design did they fix it?

[NCB]

I had 2 sets of Commander II's and was happy with them! Then decided to try the III's. Should have stayed with the II's. Michelin is replacing the tire, I have to purchase a new one and they will reimburse me. I'll update after I have this settled.

[Jaybo]

I run the Avon Chrome and am really impressed with it so far.

[KFallsRider]

A lot of their car tires too..

[Ahodge75]

Damn! I’m in need of new tires and had my best results with the Michelin Commander II’s and was going to go with the III’s this time. Winter is coming so I won’t need them until spring so hopefully there will be some updates soon…….the Michelin Commander’s have been the best tire I’ve used so this is disheartening to say the least….

[Shores]

Sorry to hear that. I know Metzler has gotten some bad reviews in the past with their 880 tire but I have had very good luck with that tire as well as their new 888. On my fourth set currently.

[NCB]

Hope this info helps someone else avoid the frustration I have had with this issue!
I heard but can not verify, that Michelin is changing the tread design? I'm going with another brand until I hear good reviews of the "new" Commander III