NHTSA Complaint #11547815 — 2006 HONDA ST1300P
WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11547815 |
| Vehicle | 2006 HONDA ST1300P |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AZ |
Consumer Description
Michelin Pilot Road 4 GT tyre blew going down freeway on my Honda ST1300PA Using recommended 42psi. I had checked tyre-pressure and oil-level before ride, both perfect. I did figure-8 in front of house to verify steering and wheel-bearings OK. First 10-minutes of ride went fine. Then I started hearing rhythmic sound like riding over washboard surface. Then I got rear-end weaving back & forth, so I pulled off. Halfway down off-ramp, I felt rim touch down from loss of pressure! I certainly didn't hit anything to cause even a single hole that large. And definitely not something 10x in row to cause that many holes. Regular spacing shows it's some sort of internal delamination of cords? Tyres have about 7-8k miles. Wear-bars shows I've got another 2-3k miles left. Bike has 19K-miles and on 2nd set of tyres. Everything was running perfectly with no problems until this happened. Damage looks like blood-packs used in movies, blowing from inside out.