True or false?

 Got this email today. Anybody else hear about this?

Defective Tires -- Possible Recall Harley Davidson, Honda and Goodyear
Dunlop should investigate a number of motorcycle crashes involving
sudden deflation of Goodyear Dunlop D402 and other tires, attorney
Billy Edwards said today. The tires, installed as original equipment
or sold as replacement tires on touring and cruiser motorcycles, may
need to be recalled, he added. Five more instances of sudden deflation
of the Dunlop D402 tire have been reported to the safety website,
www.UnsafeMotorCycles.com, he noted. All four incidents involved
Harley Davidson Ultra Classic touring motorcycles and occurred in the
last 13 months, he said. The latest incident occurred in Marino Valley
, CA , he said. Others have been reported in Massachusetts , Texas and
Georgia , he said. “We believe this is the tip of the iceberg. The
defect in these tires appears to be worsening as the tires age,
leading to more instances of sudden deflation and serious injury,”
Edwards said. These reports join at least two lawsuits filed recently
involving allegations of Goodyear Dunlop tire deflations, one in Butte
, MT , the other in Atlanta , GA. According to the allegations
described in a lawsuit in the Butte , MT crash, a defect in the bead
seat area of the tire allowed excessive leakage of air leading to a
“sudden and catastrophic deflation” of the tire. Stephen Gageby, Butte
, MT , was killed, and his wife was seriously injured in the resulting
crash, the suit says. The Georgia suit was filed in U.S. District
Court, Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division,(Case no.
3:09-cv-74 ), and involved the death of a passenger Patricia Morris.
Among other things, the suit alleges Harley Davidson knew it was
“false and misleading” to represent that its 2007 FLHTCU and its tires
were safe for carrying up to two riders weighing more than 250 pounds
each, plus their cargo and motorcycle accessories. The Montana suit
(Cause No. DV-08- 480) was filed Nov. 10, 2008, in the Second Judicial
District Court, Butte Silver-Bow County . Attorneys representing the
Gageby estate are Michael McKeon, with the law firm of McKeon and
Anderson , PC, Butte , MT , and Billy Edwards, with the Edwards Law
Firm, Corpus Christi , TX . --- Both HD and Goodyear Dunlop have
denied they have received any complaints or reports from consumers
about defect issues with these tires.

Just wondering?

Snarl

 

Yeah I heard about it but don't know if it's true or not. May have to do a
little internet searching.

Rick

 

I took a short ride this morning with my new 408, put about 150 miles
on her before I had to get back home for a birthday party. The new
tire is definitely an improvement, no more noise or vibration.