U.S. probe of China tires urged
From Times Wire Services
China’s tire-making practices should be investigated by a U.S. safety agency over a New Jersey importer’s complaints that 450,000 defective tires were sold in the last six years, Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must start “an immediate investigation” after the importer detailed problems with light-truck tires from China’s Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Schumer said. NHTSA spokesman Eric Bolton said the agency had no immediate comment.
Foreign Tire Sales Inc. of Union, N.J., said in a June 11 NHTSA filing that Hangzhou Zhongce made tires with inadequate gum strips, used to prevent tread separation, or none at all.
