Crap, got a tire that I bought new with only 6,000 miles on it. I have put air in about every five days and no one can figure out where the leak is coming from.
Now I will check into the valve stem.
Thanks for posting.
The valve stems were supposedly recalled in 2008. If you bought your valve stems after that, you should be okay unless you’re dealing with some disreputable tire shop.
As far as I know, this has not gotten a notice or news story on any of the networks. Pet food, cadmium in paint on kids’ toys, yes. But not this. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took my complaint and told me there have been others. So, why no widespread warning if there are some of the 6 million pieces of junk potentially still out there on people’s tires?
I certainly didn’t know about it. And if I didn’t others won’t know either until their tires go flat or they lose their life in an accident.