... v 1980 - Uniroyal recalled 2 million tires due to tread separation v 1988 - Cooper Tire recalled 156,000 tires because of bead flaw v 1988 - Kelly Springfield recalled 500,000 tires because of sidewall cracking The thing to note in these incidents is they all resulted in tire recalls, which means the tires passed tire plant quality inspections and were sold to customers. Scary thought ... ...

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