Bridgestone R250 Tires
I had to get a new Bridgestone R250 Duravis tire and when put on there were problems but the tire was manufactured 35th week of 2013 and I complained I wanted a tire manufactured in 2014. No fault of...
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Industry: Shelf life not the answer
U.S. tire industry says a shelf life is not the answer. Donald Shea of the Rubber Manufacturers Association said: “What it is is a complex series of events that can make a tire deteriorate. One, is the amount of mileage; two is the abuse it takes on the road; third and perhaps most important is the maintenance that is given or not given to the tire. If the public gets the impression that they could continue to use a tire until that use by date that could send clearly the wrong message.”
By Robert Hager
NBC News
FastEagle
U.S. tire industry says a shelf life is not the answer. Donald Shea of the Rubber Manufacturers Association said: “What it is is a complex series of events that can make a tire deteriorate. One, is the amount of mileage; two is the abuse it takes on the road; third and perhaps most important is the maintenance that is given or not given to the tire. If the public gets the impression that they could continue to use a tire until that use by date that could send clearly the wrong message.”
By Robert Hager
NBC News
FastEagle
