When tires are manufactured many tests are performed to check for tire defects. Unfortunately, some tire defects do make it onto the market and onto consumer’s vehicles. While some tire defects are not that serious, others can result in tread separation or possibly a blowout that could have tragic results for the people inside the vehicle. It’s this type of car tire defect that companies try to avoid and often times have to issue a recall to remove the defective tires from the market.
In 2005 a Michelin tire defect warranted the recall of 4,600 Michelin Pilot Sport tires that contained a defect that could cause a rapid loss of air pressure. This could cause a potentially life threatening accident if it happened while the vehicle was in motion.
A similar situation occurred in 2002 when a Continental tire defect resulted in the recall of nearly 60,000 Continental tires. The tires had been manufactured with a lower than specified rubber gauge between the belt edges that could result in a tread separation.
Recalls like these help to remove defective tires from the market, tires that, if left on the market, could claim the lives of hundreds of consumers when these tires fail.
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