Shoulder Step/Chamfer Wear

Appearance


What's Happening
This condition is typical of certain tire brands and long wearing tread designs. This condition is not linked to any maintenance practices.

Probable Causes
This condition is related to tread designs that provide extremely long wear. It is not seen as a major problem since the tread on the tire is wearing so slowly and the accumulated mileage on the tread will be so great.

Corrective Action
Tires with decoupling grooves appear to have a lower incidence of shoulder step/chamfer wear. If you have many tires with this condition, consider a tread design with a decoupling groove.

What to do with the tire
Continue to run tire. When worn area reaches tread wear indicators, have Kal Tire retread the tire.