Yes pretty much true. I have been in contact with the tire manufacturer ( due to a youtube video I posted slamming the tires ) and I am meeting them next week. I have heard of cases where the tires are worn out in actually 10K. Nissan knows there is a problem yet due to the layers Nissan buys the tires from the Tire maker then re- sells them to the actual dealership which then marks the *#%*^# out of the price which for the consumer ends up 140-150 per tire. Nissan corporate which is in my town has actually had the local service department take the vans down to the local truckstop to have them weighed on a truck scale trying to claim - oh you are over weight - nope they werent. I can tell you that the 205 tires for the transit connect work fine on the van and will be about 50.00 cheaper per tire. Evidently the tire company specked out a 205 and Nissan originally said no which is why the 185 tire. The tire manufacturer has actually been great as far as reaching out to me and suggests I may be a beta tester for them.
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