Sidewall bulge. Good to go or get a new tire?

[Mac0079]

I am hoping to get an informed opinion. I noticed the below bulge on my sidewall this afternoon. OEM General tires on a 2024 Silverado 1500. The tires have 4500 miles on them. PSI was 37. I am the only driver of the truck and there has not been any pothole or curb strikes. I drove the truck home and the bulge became less noticable. Should I make a warranty claim or not be concerned? Thank you for your input.

 

[riff1006]

I personally wouldn't trust that. I'd go for warranty claim.

 

[walterjay]

I don't like the looks of that.

 

[Mac0079]

I personally wouldn't trust that. I'd go for warranty claim.

That was what I figured. I appreciate your reply. The General warranty is for the first 12 months or 2/32nds of an inch, whichever comes first.

 

[oldhp]

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[KCJeep]

Nope

 

[Mac0079]

Warranty claim it is. Thank you all!

 

[Egg_Head]

Welcome to the world of OE tires. They are at or near the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality. $1 sez your replacement will look the same.

 

[MParr]

Factory defect

 

[ctechbob]

@CapriRacer can probably give a pretty informed opinion on that.

 

[Mac0079]

Welcome to the world of OE tires. They are at or near the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality. $1 sez your replacement will look the same.

I guess that is a sad reality. Work hard, save up, finally get a new truck and critical component fails with less than 5k on it.

 

[DemoFly]

The Grabber HTS is a phenomenal tire. Defects happen.

 

[daves87rs]

Gotta go!

 

[NewEnglander]

You paid for a new quality tire and should have one.

This ain't it. New tire for you!

 

[Pterostylis]

Just out of interest, where are your Grabbers made? I’ve got the Grabber X3 and they’re made in South Africa which was unexpected, they’ve been good tyres though.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Your bumper to bumper warranty should cover this!

 

[The Critic]

Your bumper to bumper warranty should cover this!

Outside influence!

 

[barkingspider]

Have them replace under warranty asap

 

[RedSpider]

I have Grabbers on my Sequoia and they have these same bulges and were like that literally from day one. They currently have about 40k miles on them. I have pulled boats, trailers full of concrete blocks, overloaded the inside with crap moving from house to house, etc. When I got them I was told by multiple people the bulges were a result of the manufacturing process and werent an issue. I certainly wouldnt blame you for insisting they get replaced however.

 

[Greenbeforeblue]

I guess it really all depends on how much experience you have driving a pickup truck on three wheels at 70mph.