Man Accused Of Reselling Recalled Tyres

In Michigan, used tyre dealer Vernald Cole has been accused of selling recalled Firestone tyres on the wholesale market. The tyres have had the US DOT number removed from the sidewall – in accordance with recall instructions, but experts believe that this could have weakened the tyres. Dealers are then supposed to cut the tyres to make them unusable.

Cole, whose slogan is “Cole Tire, the poor man’s friend”, is believed to have sold the tyres in Miami and Mexico. If convicted, he faces fines up to $20,000 and ten years’ imprisonment..