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Originally Posted by jabborabbo
If I remember right blow-outs occur when the tire loses enough air such that driving at highway speeds flexes the tire (imagine taking a low pressure tire and mashing it in and out about 15 times a second for 30 minutes). Drive long enough and it heats up enough such that it comes apart.
Older radials will come apart if the tires are switched from one side of the vehicle to the other.
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Good point.
Even fresh tires can fail if improperly cared for.
If PO ran low pressure, tire could have invisible damage; a time bomb.
An argument could be made to replace any tire w/ unknown history; fresh or old.