Tall sidewalls - air pressure = big trouble

Tall SUV + tall sidewalls - tire pressure = tumble, tumble

Friday.

I love my Vanagon (OVAC - Obligatory VAnagon Content)

----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 11:01 AM
Subject: Sears Stops Selling Suspect Tires

> Thought this might be timely info for those in the market for new tires.
>
> "CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck and Co (S.N), the nation's No. 1
> tire retailer, said on Friday it stopped selling certain Bridgestone
> Firestone tires for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickup trucks
> after fatal crashes linked to tire failure prompted a government review.
>
> Sears sells the Bridgestone Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness tires
> for pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles at its 780 Sears Auto
> Centers and 350 NTB auto parts stores.
>
> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday
> said it was probing 21 deaths in crashes of pickup trucks and SUVs where
> tire failure may have played a role.
>
> NHTSA began investigating Bridgestone Firestone tires in May after
> reviewing complaints of tread separation from consumers."
>
> Larry