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DEFINITION: 
Partial (Figure 6A) or complete (Figure 6B) separation between the rubber and the tire cord, or between the layers of the tire cord.

MAJOR INSPECTION POINT(S):

Check for a bulge on the tire shoulder, and a longitudinal crack on the bottom of the grooves, possibly accompanied by a break through the rubber
surface. Both are usually accompanied by localized wear in the tread above the separation.

Chunks of Missing Tread

Damage Description: Chunks of missing tread

NISSAN CODE: 7D

DEFINITION: 
Partial peeling of new tread (Figure 7).

MAJOR INSPECTION POINT(S):

Check for tearing off, partial peeling or chipping of the tire tread. (NOTE: Tread rubber chipping caused by off-road driving is not warrantable.)

Tread Cracking

Damage Description: Tread Cracking

NISSAN CODE: 7A

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