Ohio Code 1345.022 – Installation of unsafe used tires
(A) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1345.022
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) “Passenger car” has the same meaning as in section 4513.021 of the Revised Code.
(2) “Unsafe used tire” means a used tire to which any of the following criteria applies:
(a) The tire is worn to two thirty-seconds of an inch tread depth or less on any area of the tread.
(b) The tire has any damage exposing the reinforcing plies of the tire, including cuts, cracks, punctures, scrapes, or wear.
(c) The tire has any repair in the tread shoulder or belt edge area.
(d) The tire has a puncture that has not been both sealed or patched on the inside and repaired with a cured rubber stem through the outside.
(e) The tire has repair to the sidewall or bead area of the tire.
(f) The tire has a puncture repair of damage larger than one-fourth of an inch.
(g) The tire shows evidence of prior use of a temporary tire sealant without evidence of a subsequent proper repair.
(h) The tire has a defaced or removed United States department of transportation tire identification number.
(i) The tire has any inner liner damage or bead damage.
(j) There is indication of internal separation, such as bulges or local areas of irregular tread wear indicating possible tread or belt separation.
(B)(1) No supplier shall install an unsafe used tire on a passenger car designed primarily for carrying passengers that will operate on a public highway.
(2) A violation of division (B)(1) of this section shall be considered an unconscionable consumer sales act or practice under section 1345.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) This section shall not apply to tires mounted on wheels or rims that are temporarily removed from a vehicle and reinstalled on the same vehicle.