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Tire Retreading
NAICS 326212 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retreading or rebuilding tires.
Start the review with products liability.
For Tire Retreading, the saved research highlights products liability, fire and explosion, employee injuries. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What types of tires are retreaded — passenger, light truck, commercial truck, OTR, or specialty such as aircraft?
- What retreading process is used — cold/pre-cured, hot/mold-cure, or both?
- Who are the primary customers — individual consumers, commercial fleets, or government accounts?
- What fire suppression systems are in place in the curing and buffing areas?
- Any prior products liability or property losses in the past five years?
- For Tire Retreading, what should the underwriter know about retreading aircraft tires or large off-the-road (otr) mining and construction tires, where failure severity is extreme?
- For Tire Retreading, what should the underwriter know about prior products liability claims involving tire blowouts, tread separation, or vehicle accidents?
- For Tire Retreading, what should the underwriter know about inadequate fire suppression in autoclave or curing areas?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Repairing tires, such as plugging: 811198 — All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
- Retailing tires: 441340 — Tire Dealers;
- Manufacturing tires and inner tubes from natural and synthetic rubber: 326211 — Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Tire retreading establishments strip worn tread from used tire casings and apply new rubber compound, typically using either the cold-process (pre-cured) or hot-process (mold-cure) method. Operations involve buffing equipment, cement application, raw rubber extrusion or pre-cured tread strips, and curing chambers or autoclaves operating at elevated heat and pressure. Customers are generally commercial fleets, trucking companies, or government/municipal accounts seeking lower-cost alternatives to new tires.
Questions to investigate
- What types of tires are retreaded — passenger, light truck, commercial truck, OTR, or specialty such as aircraft?
- What retreading process is used — cold/pre-cured, hot/mold-cure, or both?
- Who are the primary customers — individual consumers, commercial fleets, or government accounts?
- What fire suppression systems are in place in the curing and buffing areas?
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