Re: Chinese Tires Are Ordered Recalled

It's hard to say. But I find most good brands are made in the first world somewhere. Foreign brands made in the USA, european brands made in Japan, etc and so forth.

I always buy a tire manufactured by a reputable company in one of their manufacturing plants. I check the DOT manufacturing code on the sidewall and verify the city/country/plant owner of the manufacturing facility. If the tire says Good Year on the label I double check that Good year owns the manufacturing facility it was produced at and that it was not subcontracted out.

It's too bad we have to do that. It would be nice if we could trust that products being sold in the USA were actually good safe products, without having to go to the store, get the specific information, and then go back and research that information before making the actual purchase.

My goodyear tires are domestic. It says so right on the tire. I told the tire place that I would only accept made in USA tires last time, and they checked every tire to make sure. It's as simple as actually checking.

Score 1 for the good old US of A. I used to specify that my tires NOT be made here. When they first started making radials here they were pretty bad.