Tire Valve Warning
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Tire Valve Warning
Just wanted to warn those who have gotten new tires in the past year or so. I guess the tire valves were recalled for cracking. I have to go tomorrow and get new valves put on as I am losing tire pressure in all 4 tires like crazy. Today the fronts were down to 50PSI from 70 and the rears were down below 50 from 75... Wonder if that is why I was getting 8 MPG!!!
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Here is the link for those that might be affected. Faulty tire valves could cause serious accidents and have been recalled. - 8/19/08 - Los Angeles-Southern California-LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports - abc7.com
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I wish I would have known this earlier. I bought two spare trailer tire assemblies in Fall of '07 and this past spring, both valve stems had cracked and leaked out all the air. I spent several hours breaking the bead, replacing the valve stems and resetting the bead.
I thought it was odd that both cracked. I wish I would have saved them to see if they were the Dills, but I wasn't thinking defect. I just wanted spare tires that held air!!
Doug
I thought it was odd that both cracked. I wish I would have saved them to see if they were the Dills, but I wasn't thinking defect. I just wanted spare tires that held air!!
Doug
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"Dill Air Controls has decided that a defect related to vehicle safety exists in certain Dill ACP-brand rubber snap-in valves (models TR-413, TR-413-chrome, TR-414, and TR-418) manufactured in July 2006 and sold between November 2006 and July 2007."
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Looks like you're ok, Tiffany. Your tires were purchased this year, right?
"Dill Air Controls has decided that a defect related to vehicle safety exists in certain Dill ACP-brand rubber snap-in valves (models TR-413, TR-413-chrome, TR-414, and TR-418) manufactured in July 2006 and sold between November 2006 and July 2007."
Stewart
"Dill Air Controls has decided that a defect related to vehicle safety exists in certain Dill ACP-brand rubber snap-in valves (models TR-413, TR-413-chrome, TR-414, and TR-418) manufactured in July 2006 and sold between November 2006 and July 2007."
Stewart
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