XZL Failure...

Posted by CSCameron [68.228.198.56] on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 11:36:21 :

Mike Stone has made the point that Michelin XL and XZL radials are now well over their stated useful life span of 6 years.

Since most, if not all of those in existence here in the US were manufactured no later than 2003 (I believe?), that makes them 10 years or older now.

Given this, has anyone experienced a failure or heard of any of the Michelin XL or XZL radial tires failing? Has anyone had any problems at all with them? If so, please let us know the circumstances.

I am curious because I recently purchased a "new" (never mounted) set of XZL's and wonder if I should be worried?

Thanks for the feedback!
Clark

Follow Ups:

• Re: XZL Failure... - Vaughn in CA 21:27:12 02/20/2013
  • Re: XZL Failure... - CSCameron 21:42:23 02/20/2013
    • Re: XZL Failure... - Vaughn in CA 22:45:53 02/20/2013
• Summation so far, hundreds of viewers, 1 problem? - Chris Case 19:05:05 02/20/2013
• Re: XZL Failure...not really failure - mikey stone 10:46:36 02/20/2013
• Re: XZL Failure... - danlen 01:08:53 02/20/2013
• Re: XZL Failure... - Galen 14:18:40 02/19/2013
• Re: XZL Failure... - Milo in Pa 13:33:08 02/19/2013
• Re: XZL Failure... - Marty 12:41:13 02/19/2013
  • Rubber Compound? - 1361231117355ohWEnA 20:51:51 02/19/2013
  • Re: Marty - Michelin Tire age failure - mike stone - Idaho USA 13:50:39 02/19/2013
    • Re: Marty - Michelin Tire age failure - Marty 14:04:51 02/19/2013
  • Re: XZL Failure... - CSCameron 13:19:34 02/19/2013
• Re: XZL Failure... - 136115664665595CPGd 12:37:28 02/19/2013
  • Re: XZL Failure... - gmharris 13:23:50 02/19/2013
  • Re: XZL Failure... - Mac from Texas 13:10:00 02/19/2013

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