Tire Failure-Update IV
Opinions requested. Pictures of tire are from a BFGoodrich 225/75R16 Commercial T/A. Total weight on both axles is 8960 w/ 5200 # axles.. Working on getting individual axle weight. I had just scrolled...
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Charlie D. wrote:
The BFG web say: WHAT IS COVERED AND FOR HOW LONG?
BFGoodrich passenger and light truck replacement tires that are used in normal service on the vehicle on which they were originally fitted are covered as follows: It continues with length of warranty and defects.
I guess loyalty gets you nowhere with some companies these days. I became an employee with BFG in 1974 and worked for them many years before the plant that I retired from was sold. Since 1974 all replacement tires were BFG-either Commercial T/a's or the Advantage.
Charlie,
I agree that it would have been a "goodwill" gesture on their part to have warrantied the tire.
However, had it been me, knowing the warranty clearly states the tire is only covered on the the original vehicle, I would have simply replaced the tire on my own nickel, and moved on. I'm not one who believes that manufacturers should be held accountable to go beyond a stated warranty. As a consumer, we read all that beforehand, it's an agreement between us and them.
And to be fair to you, your posts are coming across clearly as meant to be "informative", and you are not sounding as though you are whining about the whole episode.
Good information in this thread, well stated. Hey, some days, things just break. All part of the joy of living life.
