Faulty Chinese Tires
Even more crap from China… Quality control please?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered a recall of 450,000 light truck tires that could have an increased risk of tread separation.
No recall is actually taking place yet, however, because the company that imported the tires claims, in documents filed with NHTSA, that it simply can’t afford the expense. The company has appealed to NHTSA for help.
The tires, made by China-based Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., have an insufficient or missing gum strip, a rubber feature that helps prevent steel belts inside the tire from separating or from damaging the rubber.
"If you have gum strip missing, eventually the bond between the steel belts and rubber components will weaken and break," said John Rastetter, director of tire information for TireRack.com, an on-line tire retailer. TireRack.com does not sell any of the tires involved in the recall.
FYI
The tires involved in the recall are the following sizes:
- LT235/75R-15
- LT235/75R-16
- LT235/85R-16
- LT245/75R-16
- LT265/75R-16
- LT3X10.5-15
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