*when a semi tire goes...* ... it's usually because the company was too cheap to...

dsfyu404ed · on Nov 17, 2017

Retreads don't fail appreciably more often than new tires. Being in the boring part of the bathtub curve makes up for their age.

DOT HS 811 060 is the study you should Google.

CamperBob2 · on Nov 18, 2017

So any given tire carcass I'm likely to see on the road -- hopefully in time to dodge it -- is just as likely to be from a new tire as from a retread?

Sorry, not buying it.