Chinese Tests Reveal Sub-Standard Inner Tubes

China’s official quality control body has disclosed the disturbing statistic that 14.3 per cent of Chinese made truck tyre inner tubes it recently tested for safety failed to meet the predetermined criteria. According to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, 51 truck tyres and tyre tubes produced by 30 companies were tested, and while all 37 of the tested tyres passed muster, one-seventh of tubes were found to be sub-standard.

“The tensile strength of some tyre tubes did not meet standard and were inclined to burst when the trucks ran on roads,” reported a General Administration spokesperson, who added that the tyre tubes tested were exclusively domestic market products and none were destined for export.