Sad times for the Z :'(

TypeOne

Dont feel bad... I know someone on this forum that had their Z for less than a week and smashed it into the side railing on a bridge and another car. Busted tire ain't nothing to stress over.

kenchan

we're trying to find out if he has delimation... very interested in seeing wat the other 3 tires are like. if all of them have similar traits, you got potentially a big recall coming.

Johno

Just so everybody is fully tracking the situation ill give a brief update. Yokohama is going to have me ship my tire to them where they will then bring in an independent tire investigator to look at the tire and determine the reason for it failure. As far as the other three i have to bring them into a shop to have the tires inspected. I have a very busy schedule and will get to that on my next available day off. Ill be sure to keep everyone posted on the progress and will post detailed information on the timeline an actions taken during the whole process.

NuffZed

Take a through and complete video of the tire your shipping prior to doing so. Let Yokohama know you are doing this. Make certain it is shipped according to Yokohama's guidelines for doing so, ask them for clairification if they haven't given you specific manner of shipping.

Personally I think they should be sending a rep to pick it up.

Hope this works out well for you man

kenchan

yah, you shouldn't have to ship it anywhere. i think they're taking you on a dummy ride.

anyway, take picts of the tire before you ship and i suppose hope for the best the other 3 dont fail on you while your schedule frees up... it's not like you'd have a schedule to worry about if you're dead, but oh well..

personally, i would just raise the car, take a flash light and a mirror tool and just inspect. look for odd wear/separation lines. you dont even have to take it off the car.

Johno