Could 10 year tires really be safe?

falconbrother wrote:
When I bought my RV I was told that the tires were fine. They were Chinese made no-name tires and I had the most awesome blowout on the interstate, 8 lanes at rush hour. Cool!! By blowout I mean explosion. I really never trusted those tires. I have better, much better tires now. They are reaching the five year mark. I will keep driving them for a few more years.

Even though they all have a name and many times owned by the big names themselves and coming off the same mold, you might as well blame it on the Chinese. In fact we can blame all so called blowouts on the Chinese, regardless of the manufacture, before long and since every manufacture on the planet, will eventually succumb to the higher profits, just waiting to be had.
I've only had one explosion and it was with a good year on the sidewall. Don't know if it was road hazard or maybe sprung a leak, which led to it's demise. Whatever the cause, it had a US Gov DOT number on it and just like they all do, so it should have been approved for American highway use. Unless of course, you're traveling on a NY state thruway, of which I was at the time. Believe it or not, they even charge you for the right to travel on them and what they do with all that outrageous toll money, is beyond me. Some even charge for the air space you're using above the ground...lol