black wall tires

[AzBob]

Originally Posted by 8EL

I wonder if those (reproductions) are the rim type being discussed in the the SEMA paper I have attached? I would expect that the tire manufacturers would have looked into this matter if for no other reason than their own protection. Counting on the other guy to maintain ones own safety however I would not rely on. Whomever's tires I end up replacing mine with I will be making this inquirery.

Where is the source of the report for reproduction rim failures you are reporting?

Source was from this forum. My understanding at the time was it only involved a total of one wheel and the incident occured in Australia. Couldn't find it in the search function.