Tuesday, June 26, 2007

UPDATE 1-Help sought in Chinese tire recall after accident

(Reuters) - The tires, made by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., have an
insufficient or missing gum strip, a safety feature that helps
prevent them from separating, the lawyers and a consumers'
group said in a statement. The group, Safety Research &
Strategies, is urging retailers and wholesalers to stop selling
the tires.




The New Jersey importer, Foreign Tire Sales, has told U.S.
safety officials the tires were sold under the names Westlake,
Telluride Compass and YKS, according to lawyers representing
families of people involved in the fatal car accident blamed on
the tires.


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