Any personal experience with Westlake Super ST tires?

JJBIRISH wrote:

FastEagle wrote:
Most tire brands and designs have had a share of the recall process. Most often the recalls are initiated by the brand manufacturer.

Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by NHTSA. Through their own tests, inspection procedures, and information-gathering systems, manufacturers often discover that a safety defect exists or that the requirements of a Federal safety standard have not been met. The manufacturer is obligated to report such findings to the Government and take appropriate action to correct the problem.

Many well known brand name tires have had recall actions that have not proven to be detrimental to the manufacturers reputation for quality products. Mistakes are made, rectified and the product returns to the market.

The reference contains a random sample of a voluntary recall action by a major tire manufacturer.

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FastEagle

The Westlake recall was not a voluntary recall by the tires manufacture… the mfg. denied there was a problem with the tire, even after testing and forensic analysis showed they were deficient…
Plus the problem with the tire wasn’t just a mistake… it was a deliberate decision to take short cuts in deleting known critical parts of the tire during its construction even though they were specified to be there… the importer notified the NHTSA of the problem who after investigating issued the recall to the importer that didn’t have the resources for it…

Normally manufacturers, must offer customers a remedy at no charge... NHTSA will monitor your corrective action and will oversee the management to ensure success… but with the manufacture being Chinese owned located in Communist China how much power does the NHTSA have to enforce an American ordered recall???

The American importer becomes the mfg. often without the resources to cover the recall…

Here is a news item about the recall.

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In 2011, Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. was the tenth largest tire maker in the world, with $4.26 billion worth of sales.

FastEagle

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The recall document