Thanks Mike. From what I understand Michelin has not even started production on the tires. In Jan 2010 - June 2012 they had about 200 failures of 16 inch tires that they did a recall on. Premature tread seperation. Cost millions. The recall to produce replacement tires put them behind on the production of other class tires. I also suspect the FMCA price point has boosted sales more than expected. [ Some of this information my not be exact, but this is what I am gathering as I do my research. ]