Important Notice For Ecsta V710 Tires

[AirCooledExcellence]

Guys,

Just picked this up from another BBS

Cheers,

Tim.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ECSTA V710 TIRES

KUMHO Tire's priority is safety, and we are committed to supplying
our customers with the highest quality and best performing tires that
are available anywhere in the world. It is with this philosophy in
mind that KUMHO is taking immediate action in discontinuing the sale
of the ECSTA V710 Competition Tire.

The V710 has won several races and set numerous track records since
it was introduced into the market on January 1, 2004. Although we
have not experienced any air loss failures with the ECSTA V710
Competition Tire, we have discovered some inconsistent test results
relating to tread splice and tread area durability.

The sale of the ECSTA V710 Competition Tire will, therefore, be
discontinued immediately, and tires in use in the market will be
collected from consumers. KUMHO will replace them with either the
KUMHO ECSTA V700 or Victoracer tire free of charge.

An investigation into the cause of the inconsistencies has been
carried out and modifications to the product and production methods
have been made to ensure these inconsistencies do not re-occur.

Consumers who have purchased the ECSTA V710 Competition Tire must
call the dealer where the tires were purchased or the following toll
free number to arrange for tire return and replacement :

1-800-445-8646 Extension 342

Consumers will be given the choice of a free replacement of the ECSTA
V710 with either the ECSTA V700 or Victoracer. They will also be
provided a free set of the modified ECSTA V710 upon its arrival.

KUMHO is sincerely committed to the quality of our products and the
total satisfaction of our customers. We regret any inconvenience to
our customers.

[TerryH]

Saw the above notice at Kumhousa.com. I mention it just to lend credibility. April 1st wasn't that long ago.

This sounds like a very serious tire safety issue and they want them off the road asap!