WASHINGTON (Feb. 14, 2008) — The Rubber Manufacturers Association has issued a revised bulletin on how to identify potential sidewall zipper ruptures in commercial vehicle tires.
The six-page tire industry service bulletin describes proper inspection procedures of possible zippers on steel-belted radial truck/bus and light truck tires and presents precautionary measures tire technicians can use to avoid being killed or seriously injured by an exploding zipper rupture.
Copies of the bulletin may be ordered or downloaded here from the publication section at www.rma.org.