maxxis trailer tires
Here's an update on a post I made in July about the Maxxis tires I bought for our TT. In March of 2011 I bought a set of Maxxis M8008 tires for our TT. I upped the size to 215/75/14 from the original ...
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retired1 wrote:
I never contacted Maxxis. Discount tire gave me a new tire in each case without any qualms. A chunk of tread came off with the first tire. The others I noticed as a bulge on the tread with visual inspection at stops. There were no pictures, and if there were I wouldn't know how to post them anyway.
In theory, Discount Tire would have returned the tire to Maxxis for reimbursement. Whether they actually did that or decided to absorb the costs themselves is subject to speculation.
But if they did, Maxxis would have the opportunity to examine the tire - and MIGHT be able to tell you what happened. As someone who has looked at many, many failed tires, I can tell you that most of the time, you can't tell what the cause was.
And one last thought:
EVERY tire failure needs to be reported to NHTSA. They are NOT going to even think about looking at the problem unless there are many reports to justify their actions.
