I ran up against a curb and the tire split on the sidewall. About 1 inch long, 1/4 inch deep. I've looked at two tire dealers who have the Michelin SUV tires but they have a different tread. Mine has a bi-directional tread, the new ones have a single direction and smaller pads.
Were they the Cross Terrains? I seem to recall folks saying the CTs we have are OEM only, so they had to be special ordered...but I think tirerack.com has the CTs...