Scarf Face

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Hey everyone,
while washing my car this morning I discovered tiny little cracks on my front right tire. They look pretty small, but then again, these are the driving AND steering tires, so I am somewhat concerned. I included some fairly bad photos, but that's all I could get (ignore the amazingly-washed tires ). Anyone else have this problem? Also - do I need to deal with Bridgestone or the dealership if I decide to do something about this?

BLKRalliArt04

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Ive had those on all my cars' tires, never had any problems. Its not even worth mentioning, unless they get a lot deeper. But they are not deep enough to do any damage.

otter

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Stock tire warranties are through the tire companies, so you'd have to take it up with them.

AdamRA

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I would roll them so the weight is dirrectly over the cracks they may show how deep they really go. If they open right up you can get new tires under warranty.

eve-slow

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The first two pics look like a minor gouge, no problem. The third looks like dry rot, keep your eye on that!

Alliedcries

it looks bad to me. I'd warranty or start looking into new tires. Ive had problems like that and blow out tires. Id take it to a good tire shop and see what they recommend. Safety first. ya know?

Neal@tirerack

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Let me forward those pics to my tire information supervisor and see what he says. If its anyone to ask its him As soon as I know I'll let ya know

Neal@tirerack

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What I received back from our tire service director;

Cracks that occur in rubber due to manufacturing defects are usually very smooth on both sides and no rubber is actually lost.

The conditions in these pictures appear irregular and rough, as well as show some rubber was removed. This indicates they were caused by a "cut", "tear"
or "snag" when the tire ran against an object (such as when parking near a curb).

The area near the UTQG rating looks like a "snag" as best indicated in his 4th picture.

While the area above the tire's name is harder to confirm (because of the presence of un-evaporated water or cleaning solution), its irregular shape also makes it appear to have been caused by some sort of abrasion.

Fortunately, these tiny little imperfections do not warrant removing the tire from service.

Sounds like you will be just fine

Scarf Face

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Awesome, thanks a million Neal! ;-)

Neal@tirerack

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anytime

ikeing

iv also had those cracks on my other cars tires for two years and no problems have resulted from them.but these bridgestones are the worst iv ever had for traction if you can afford to, take them off ,smash them with a bat ,and buy new ones

captain150

You like to corner hard a lot "Notes the scraped tire shoulders"
I do it too lol.