541,000 Winter Tires Recalled Over Snow Traction Failure

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Areas that experience snowfall need vehicles with tires able to maintain grip without slipping on the snowy grounds, and this ability is usually called snow traction, and it’s extremely important for avoiding accidents.

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The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), an agency of the federal government of the USA has laid out certain norms, criteria and standards for the snow traction feature to ensure utmost safety.

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Prinx Chengshan is a tire brand and Prinx Chengshan Tire North America (PCTNA) is the subsidiary that offers quality tires in North America, however they had to recall a huge number of tires this year.

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Failing the standards set by NHTSA, on snow traction abilities of tires PCTNA had to recall more than half a million tires from the whole of America.

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The recall has affected around hundred sizes of the models - Fortune Tormenta and Prinx HiCountry.

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The aforementioned models do not have abundant traction to perform in the snow in America and thus would be jeopardizing the safety.

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The Prinx tires have qualified Europe’s standards on snow traction, however the standards in America are different and slightly stricter this leading to the brand's failure.

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The company is currently focused on preparing a remedy, perhaps an alternative to provide better quality traction to suit America’s harsh weather all while maintaining the safety norms set up by NHTSA.

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This recall of so many tires proves the strictness of road safety in North America, and the crucial role played by winter tire precautions to avoid any crashes in American snow.

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