255,000 Chinese-Made Tires Recalled

ap ^ | 8/9/07 | Jeffrey Gold,

[Flavius]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A tire importer said Thursday it would recall 255,000 Chinese-made tires it claims were defective because they lack a safety feature that prevents tread separation.

The recall involves half the number of tires that the importer, Foreign Tire Sales Inc., had identified in June as possibly posing a risk.

The models involved are steel-belted radial replacement tires for pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles that consumers bought from early 2004 through mid-2006, Foreign Tire Sales said.

[Just mythoughts]

WOW maybe the Democrat Congress will hold hearings....

[DB]

I don’t want to eat food imported from China, I don’t want to roll on Chinese tires and I DEFINITELY don’t want to fly on a Chinese made airplane...

[Westlander]

http://www.foreigntire.com/

[Thrownatbirth]

It would be sweet irony to burn all 255,000 tires and reclaim our rightful title as biggest polluter on earth from the Chinese.

[tlj18]

China once again....

It seems that we have these stories every single day.

[sushiman]

Americans LOVE a bargain ...;)

[Shqipo]

I wonder who the ChiComs will execute over this one?

[madconserv]

Yes, and how many more stories will it take before the coming consumer revolt? Trust me I’m ready now!

[Chode]

China Industries International

Made in CHINA!!!

their new corporate logo...

[LibLieSlayer]

If it says “china” I will NOT buy it! I try to never buy ANYTHING made by chicoms!

LLS

[sushiman]

Good luck !

[sushiman]

Check your computer .

[Chi-townChief]

And, in 10 years or so, 1/2 of the American population will be rolling around in Chinese cars equipped with these things.

[madconserv]

I even checked to see if my “support our troops” car magnet was made in China! You just never know especially since I have seen American flags made in China. Both at Wall-mart! No surprise.

[sushiman]

Is there a computer that ISN’T assembled in China ?

[jyro]

yes, mine, I built it myself

[SW6906]

"If it says “china” I will NOT buy it! I try to never buy ANYTHING made by chicoms!"

My lib brother tried that about ten years ago and found it nearly impossible. And he tried REAL hard. I bet it is flat-out impossible today.

[imahawk]

More “great news” for the chicoms.We hear more of this as the days go by.

[madconserv]

Yes, but your parts were made there.

[Westlander]

I’ve never been to wal-crap. Thankfully they are not prevalent in my state. When Walton was lining up products to be stocked in his first store, he ignored local manufacturers and went to....China.

[Westlander]

Tell your brother to spend 10 minutes online doing a search for made in USA products. They are out there.

[SW6906]

Electronics? Tennis shoes? Not everything is made in the USA unless you are willing to spend $$$ on boutique, custom made stuff. Look at everything in your house and tell me where you can find it made in the USA. Like others have said: start with your computer.

[bmwcyle]

Did they hire Firestone engineers?

[yankeedame]

From article:

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Information on the tire recall was to be posted at Foreign Tire Sale's Web site, http://www.foreigntire.com. Consumers can also call a toll-free number, 888-899-9293.

The recall applies to Westlake, Compass and YKS brand tires in these sizes and models:

--Size LT235/75R-15, models CR861 and CR857, with a DOT number beginning 7DT5FTS.

--Size LT235/85R-16, models CR860, CR861 and CR857, with a DOT number beginning 7DT2FTS.

--Size LT245/75R-16, models CR860, CR861 and CR857, with a DOT number beginning 7DT3FTS.

--Size LT265/75R-16, models CR860, CR861 and CR857, with a DOT number beginning 7DT4FTS.

--Size LT31X10.5 R-15, models CR857 and CR861, with a DOT number beginning 7DT6FTS.

Although Foreign Tire Sales did not make the tires, it is responsible for the recall, under U.S. law.

[Lurking in Kansas]

If it says “china” I will NOT buy it! I try to never buy ANYTHING made by chicoms!

Good luck that.

BTW, turn over your mouse and see where it was made.

[LibLieSlayer]

Read! “I try to never buy ANYTHING made by chicoms!”

I TRY! At least I am doing something. What about you?

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

I try at least... and I agree. We can make a difference if we start now.

LLS

[OpusatFR]

“Did they hire Firestone engineers?”

Don’t think so. The Firestone engineers would have been Japanese. They own it.

[InvisibleChurch]

It makes me wonder if the Chinese-made slippers I bought at WalMart are safe.

[LibLieSlayer]

Try it... you will make a difference... ask Walmart today!

LLS

[SauronOfMordor]

I don’t want to eat food imported from China, I don’t want to roll on Chinese tires and I DEFINITELY don’t want to fly on a Chinese made airplane..

I've noticed that most garlic comes from China these days. I've found a produce store that sells California garlic. You have to work at it to avoid Chinese crap

[LibLieSlayer]

I “try”. Most of the components in my computers come from Taiwan... and they are fine people.

LLS

[Clam Digger]

ping

[cdcdawg]

hmmmm...... it’s almost like cheap labor and production get you ......................... cheap products. This is the flip-side of the coin presenting itself. Big business is going to learn that they don’t get a free lunch either. You get what you pay for. You reap what you sow. The market will not be mocked.

[traumer]

Well there we go again...

[TheBattman]

You may have assembled the computer - but how many components were made in China? I don’t know that you can make a computer 100% China-free.

[TheBattman]

When Walton was lining up products to be stocked in his first store, he ignored local manufacturers and went to....China.

Not exactly true. Sam Walton was a big supporter of "Made in the U.S.A.). He actually was responsible for throwing lifelines to several US companies by offering an outlet for their goods. But it was not long after Sam's death that the corporation dropped the "We buy American whenever we can, so you can too) line. Now it is all about the cheapest.

[TheBattman]

Big business is going to learn that they don’t get a free lunch either.

Not as long as consumers continue to buy the cheap junk.

[IronKros]

Sam Walton stocked his stores with American Products. There used to be big “Made in America” posters/ stickers/ signs all over his store. After his death Wal-mart has turned into a completely different store.

[brothers4thID]

I feel like I’m living through a real life mirror of Tom Clancy’s “Debt of Honor”. (Only, substitute China for Japan)

[shbox]

Tires might not be any good, but that shrimp fried rice is off the hook!

[shbox]

After his death Wal-mart has turned into a completely different store.

....at the top of the Fortune500, biggest retailer in the world. Yep, they really ran it into the ground...../sarc

[IronKros]

After his death Wal-mart has turned into a completely different store. ....at the top of the Fortune500, biggest retailer in the world. Yep, they really ran it into the ground...../sarc Read it again before you post or expound on your response a little more. Because right now your response really doesn't fit my initial post.

[jaydubya2]

Firestone recently added cheap, Chinese tires to their line. I was told it was to compete with the Walmart cheap, Chinese tires.

[Clam Digger]

After his death Wal-mart has turned into a completely different store.

And apparently Americans like that, based on their amazing growth.

[IronKros]

I cannot argue with that. The only other point would be to say that there are no other stores left to compete. Wal-mart dominated the market with cheaper prices but with American goods. When all the mom and pop stores were put out of business Wal-mart started using even cheaper foreign goods. Now Americans have no choice.

[oblomov]

I was astounded when I looked at labels and found most garlic coming from China. How much cheaper can Chinese garlic be for a retailer than US garlic?

[Westlander]

http://newbalancechicago.com/mfg-subcat-item.asp?CatalogVar=0&CID=4&scid=97&mid=-1

[Westlander]

“From the beginning, Walton had bought goods wherever he could get them cheapest, with any other considerations secondary,” writes Bob Ortega, author of the Wal-Mart history, In Sam We Trust. By the early 1980s, Ortega reports, Walton “increasingly looked to imports, which were usually cheaper because factory workers were paid so much less in China and the other Asian countries.”

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/secrets/wmchina.html