Sailun Recall

[phillyg]

Found this at NHTSA site, looks like Sailun has recognized its problem:

NHTSA Recall No. 21T018
"Sailun Tire Americas, Inc. (Sailun) is recalling certain Sailun, RoadX, Blacklion, Blackhawk, and Ironhead brand tires, sizes ST235/80R16 and ST235/85R16 with DOT codes 2020 through 4120. Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation. Belt separation could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Sailun will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in December 2021. Owners may contact Sailun customer service at 1-844-281-9696."

[cummins2014]

blofgren wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

blofgren wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Not likely, there were tons on the roads with zero failures, until the Vietnam made ones showed up. Heck they were even coming as OEM on some trailers. Lots of people have had them in the ten years they've been popular, and the failures are basically non-existent.

Agree; I've had mine for almost 7 years now and they still look like new. There will be another set going on when these ones are done in another year or two.

Is this on a truck or trailer? If truck how many miles are on them. I need a new set for my truck next year and I will not be suckered into Michelins like last time. And my tires never go off road.

They're S637's on my fiver. Sailun does make some decent looking truck tires, though.

I’ll take a look at those Sailun truck tires when the time comes , a friend ran a set , liked them , but traded trucks before they wore out , so don’t have a real picture of them .

[blofgren]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

blofgren wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Not likely, there were tons on the roads with zero failures, until the Vietnam made ones showed up. Heck they were even coming as OEM on some trailers. Lots of people have had them in the ten years they've been popular, and the failures are basically non-existent.

Agree; I've had mine for almost 7 years now and they still look like new. There will be another set going on when these ones are done in another year or two.

Is this on a truck or trailer? If truck how many miles are on them. I need a new set for my truck next year and I will not be suckered into Michelins like last time. And my tires never go off road.

They're S637's on my fiver. Sailun does make some decent looking truck tires, though.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

blofgren wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Not likely, there were tons on the roads with zero failures, until the Vietnam made ones showed up. Heck they were even coming as OEM on some trailers. Lots of people have had them in the ten years they've been popular, and the failures are basically non-existent.

Agree; I've had mine for almost 7 years now and they still look like new. There will be another set going on when these ones are done in another year or two.

Is this on a truck or trailer? If truck how many miles are on them. I need a new set for my truck next year and I will not be suckered into Michelins like last time. And my tires never go off road.

[aftermath]

From everything I have read or heard, Sailun makes good, really good tires. Over the years there seems to be a continuing war over "China Bombs". I have always believed that it is the company who stands behind the tire that is more important than where it is made. Here is a case in point.

Place of Manufacture

So, am I missing something? After reading through more of this link I saw where most major manufactures produce tires in China. Michelin is one.

[blofgren]

fj12ryder wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Not likely, there were tons on the roads with zero failures, until the Vietnam made ones showed up. Heck they were even coming as OEM on some trailers. Lots of people have had them in the ten years they've been popular, and the failures are basically non-existent.

Agree; I've had mine for almost 7 years now and they still look like new. There will be another set going on when these ones are done in another year or two.

[Dtank]

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Please define what you mean by:

"....they were new and not many were on the road.."

:@...:h

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[JIMNLIN]

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

The Sailun S637 first hit the streets as a LT tire made for the regional service truck/trailer industry in the late '08/'10 era.
Due to high tariffs placed on P and LT tires Sailun decided to rebadge them to a ST tire to get around those high rates and American trailer owners tire ignorance of using a LT tire on a trailer back then and that high tariff rate. LT tires are made for trucks only nonsense.
I have 6 of the LT 235/85-16 G on a tri axle stock trailer with a dot date in '09. The tires have around 37k-38k miles on them but I'll replace them before spring green up time when we move herds from west OK/KS/TX back to tall grass country in the eastern parts of the state.
I'll be mounting 6 more S637 load G on the trailer and sell the old tires to farmers/ranchers looking for heavy tires for some type of agriculture equipment (field to the barn).

[buc1980]

The problem with the Sailun make me buy Hankook now.They made in China will see how they behave.

[fj12ryder]

Lwiddis wrote:
I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

Not likely, there were tons on the roads with zero failures, until the Vietnam made ones showed up. Heck they were even coming as OEM on some trailers. Lots of people have had them in the ten years they've been popular, and the failures are basically non-existent.

[Cummins12V98]

Nice they are stepping up!!!

[momentum_rv]

Hopefully they have identified an actual manufacturing issue and not just a period of time with problems. Thanks for the info.

[Lwiddis]

I believe these tires were the best you can get because they were new and not many were on the road…fewer issues.

[fj12ryder]

Very interesting. Hopefully the issue was addressed and the tires are back to being about the best you can get.