06-14-2008, 01:09 AM | #1 | |
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30 million defective tire valve stems
Yikes! Fatal Rollover Prompts Probe into Chinese-Made Tire Valve Stems Safety
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06-14-2008, 11:06 AM | #2 |
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Glad I have metal TPMS stems. Oh, but wait... my GY F1 GSD3s are of the Chinese made variety...
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06-16-2008, 04:04 PM | #3 |
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Hm.
I like my rubber valve stems, epsecially on my Jeep. If I had the metal ones they'd probable get knocked off on the rocks. Where as the rubber flex a bit. Still. This sucks.
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06-18-2008, 03:21 PM | #4 |
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Well, if people actually knew what to do when a tire went flat, and actually knew how to drive, it wouldn't be such a big deal.
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06-19-2008, 03:31 PM | #5 |
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And if pigs had wings they could fly.
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12-10-2008, 06:04 AM | #6 | |
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http://www.tirevalverecall.net Of course, there is still no way to determine what cars these valve stems are on. So if you bought a car or had tires mounted between July 2006 and now, you are at risk. But I bet they're not going to send out a hardcopy recall notice to a population that big. The NHTSA page says "DILL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED VALVE STEMS FREE OF CHARGE." I don't see how they expect to be able to accomplish that, as these stems went to independent shops. While Dill might have info as to what shops purchased the affected batches, I don't think that shop records will show what wheels the valves were used on. |
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12-10-2008, 07:53 AM | #7 |
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All that matters is that American companies maximized profits by sending the tire stem work overseas, and by requiring the use of inferior raw materials, production techniques, and QA/testing methodologies. The shareholders are happy, which means big daddy CEO gets to buy another mega-yacht after collecting his year-end bonus.
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12-10-2008, 09:37 AM | #8 |
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Bren, sound familiar?
We both had valve stem failures on your cheap ass trailer tires due to premature cracking
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