Most online tire places offer road hazard plans. Get a copy of the manufacturer's warranty to understand what is covered as a defect. There are limits especially for commercial tires. Things like ride disturbance (belt shift or separation), are usually limited for a short time. Ozone cracking is usually 4 years.

Once you travel far from home unless dealing with a large retailer like Goodyear you will likely have to replace the tire then get the defect to a manufacturers rep or even send it somewhere. The road hazard plans help alot here.

Dennis,
From my phone.
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From: Dennis Jowell<mailto:dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: �11/�15/�2016 6:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Vredestein Comtrac Winter tire

Good thought! if I have an issue where do I go? Oh well.
 I think I will have no issues at least I hope so.

Laters
Dennis J

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont

> On Nov 15, 2016, at 4:50 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dennis, that is close enough to $103 that I am paying to call it the same.  but I like that I am getting mine from a local dealer who will have my back in a warranty situation.
>
>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote:
>> David
>> I guess I was really lucky. Go my 4 Vredestein from tire easy for $104 each plus free delivery to Vermont. I ordered them through the Internet on 11/9/16 and I got them 3 days later.
>> Dennis J.
>>
>> Dennis Jowell
>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>> Newbury, Vermont
>>
>>
>> > On Nov 15, 2016, at 3:00 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> > That's one of the web places I found them, $140, free shipping.  But I got
>> > a better deal from Les Swchabb, locally.  $103 per tire, plus $20 shipping,
>> > plus $13.95 mounting, lifetime balance, lifetime rotation, includes road
>> > hazard protection.  If I bought them online I would have to pay $20 for
>> > mounting and balancing, no lifetime, no road hazard protection.  For me,
>> > $147 package including road hazard protection, with a go between to handle
>> > warranty adjustments if needed, beats $160, no lifetime, no road hazard, no
>> > one local to handle anything.
>> >
>> > mcneely
>> >
>> >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 11:37 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> try Tiresbyweb.com. it is where I got mine.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2016, at 1:58 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> So, I found that tires-easy no longer has the Vredestein Comtrac (all
>> >>> season) tire.  It is listed now as "out of stock."  My inquiry as to when
>> >>> it might be available got an answer of "Not known."  I think that
>> >>> tires-easy's business is finding odd lots from dealers and shippers, so
>> >>> they may never have the tire again, or any given tire.
>> >>>
>> >>> I found two other web dealers who offered the tire, one for $140 no
>> >>> shipping charge, one for $130 plus $20 shipping.  I called the latter and
>> >>> got them down to $138, no shipping charge, but really wanted to buy
>> >> locally
>> >>> from someone who would handle any warranty needs and who would keep the
>> >>> tires balanced and rotated.
>> >>>
>> >>> Discount Tire, my preferred tire dealer, said they could not get the
>> >> tire,
>> >>> something about not having a "relationship" with Vredestein USA.  I
>> >> didn't
>> >>> inquire as to what "relationships" two tire companies might have ;-}.  A
>> >>> manager at Discount did say that Vredestein USA offers a lot of
>> >> commercial
>> >>> tires (this is one), and that Discount does not handle commercial tires.
>> >>> I've seen a lot of delivery vehicles at their shops getting tires,
>> >> however.
>> >>>
>> >>> I found a very helpful young man at my local Les Schwabb dealer, who said
>> >>> he didn't know the tire or even the company, but he spent a lot of time
>> >>> looking for it.  He then quoted me $103 per tire, $20 shipping, and
>> >> $13.95
>> >>> lifetime rotation and balance for the 195R14C.  The load index is 106 (D
>> >>> rating), and the tire bears the mountain peak and snowflake symbol.  I
>> >> told
>> >>> him to order five of them for me.  I will replace my Hankook RA08s with
>> >>> them, and he will credit me $125 for the five of them, bringing my out of
>> >>> pocket down that amount.  One has less than 1K miles, the other four have
>> >>> just over 5K (rotated).
>> >>>
>> >>> If anyone wanted to come to Spokane to get them and would give me $250
>> >> for
>> >>> all 5, and be here next week for sure (meet me at Les Schwabb for my
>> >>> appointment, not set yet, or come to house after), I would sell them to a
>> >>> list member.  Otherwise I'll just take his credit, as I don't want to
>> >> have
>> >>> them laying around while I try to sell them.  Email me privately and
>> >> we'll
>> >>> talk.  I won't ship them.
>> >>>
>> >>> mcneely
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
>> >>>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> This is a regular problem with these special tires (Nokian/Vredesteins)
>> >>>> especially in our oddball sizes. I guess the winter tire production and
>> >>>> then allocation to the US occurs late summer and when these tires are
>> >> gone
>> >>>> that is it until next year. This makes some additional benefit to go to
>> >> a
>> >>>> wheel upgrade to get onto normal size tires with the need load capacity.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Dennis
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> >>>> Of David McNeely
>> >>>> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 11:41 AM
>> >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: Vredestein Comtrac Winter tire
>> >>>>
>> >>>> tires-easy.com no longer lists the Comtrac M&S.  I have looked for it
>> >>>> from another source, but so far no luck in our sizes.  mcneely
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 5:08 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The "C" in 195R14C does NOT stand for Load C.
>> >>>>> That C stands for Commercial.
>> >>>>> That C means the tire is meant for Commercial use.
>> >>>>> Commercial tires can have various load letter ratings.
>> >>>>> The letter load rating will be elsewhere on the tire.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I see that various websites show the wrong load rating for the
>> >> Comtracs.
>> >>>>> The correct load letter rating is on the tires.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Mark
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dennis Jowell wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> David,
>> >>>>>> I purchased my Vredestein Comtrac All Season 195R14C C/6PR from
>> >>>>>> Tires-easy.com. Free delivery. Thanks Dennis for the suggestion.!
>> >>>>>> Even though the m&s tires say " 195R14C "on the tire they are also
>> >>>>>> rated "D" as per the sidewall for the extra weight our campers carry.
>> >>>>>> Dennis J
>> >>
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