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Michelin recalls some 68,000 motorbike tyres

Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:04am EDT

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PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - French tyre group Michelin (MICP.PA) said on Friday it was recalling some 68,000 motorbike tyres after finding a possible defect in their tread due to a manufacturing fault.

The company said it would recall the Pilot Power 2CT and Pilot Power 120/70 ZR 17 front motorcycle tyres. A Michelin spokeswoman said the recall would affect tyres sold in 40 countries in north America and Europe.

Michelin added no accidents had occured as a result of the fault.

((Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Raoul Sachs; editing by Greg Mahlich; Reuters Messaging: sudip.kargupta.reuters.com@reuters.net; +33 1 49 49 52 26)) Keywords: MICHELIN TYRES/RECALL

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