NHTSA Complaint #10419689 — 2007 BIG DOG BULLDOG

I HAVE A AVON MOTORCYCLE TIRE, AV72 300/35VR18 COBRA SERIES MOUNTED ON A 2007 BIG DOG MOTORCYCLE, MODEL BULLDOG. IT HAS A DOT CODE OF 0609. TIRE HAS SPLIT OR SEPARATED ON EACH SIDE AT ABOUT 2500 MILES AND IS COMING APART. AVON SAID IT IS A OPEN JOINT SPLICE FAILURE. NUMEROUS TIRES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ON THE BIG DOG FORUM ON THE BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES. TIRE HAS BUBBLED IN NUMEROUS AREAS FROM THE SEPARATION. ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TIRE TO AVON CONTACTING[XXX] HAVE GONE IN VAIN. I WAS TOLD BY HIM IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT BUT THEY HAVE PUT ME THROUGH RINGER CHANGING THE STORY ON GETTING THE TIRE TO THEM. SAID IT MINOR NUMBER OF FAILURES AND NOT A CONCERN TO THEM. NOW MANY PEOPLE FROM THE FORUM HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THE 250MM COBRA SERIES TOO. INSPECTION OF THE TIRE SHOWED THE FAILURE AT A REST STOP. 10-15 PEOPLE HAVE INSPECTED THERE TIRES ON THE BDM FORUM AFTER I POSTED PICS AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.BIGDOGBIKER.COM/FORUMS/DOG-POUND/22687-NEW-300-AVON-COBRA-TIRES-JUNK.HTML HTTP://WWW.BIGDOGBIKER.COM/FORUMS/DOG-POUND/29537-AVON-COBRA-TIRES.HTML HTTP://WWW.BIGDOGBIKER.COM/FORUMS/GENERAL/29748-AVON-COBRA-REP.HTML I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH[XXX]WITH AVON FROM 070711 TO NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. [XXX] ACCOUNT MANAGER AVON MOTORCYCLE TYRES NORTH AMERICA 4600 PROSPER DR. STOW, OHIO 44224 DIRECT CELL[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR