Can a tire burst?

On the internet, a multitude of new reviews about tires appear daily. Often, you can come across righteous indignation from car owners in the form of complaints about the poor quality of tires. Some of these negative reviews are justified, but the overwhelming majority are not.

One type of such reviews relates to the unjustified destruction of a tire while driving. Many car owners write - "I was driving on a flat road, and the tire simply burst". An interesting feature of this situation is that no one wants to deceive anyone, but at the same time, there is a clear reason for the tire's destruction, and it has nothing to do with manufacturing defects.

Many of you have probably experienced driving over a screw. The peculiarity of tire damage from a screw is that when it punctures, it stays in the hole, not allowing the tire to quickly lose pressure. It's also important to acknowledge that we rarely inspect our tires before a trip after overnight parking. And if we do inspect them, not everyone can distinguish a loss of pressure of 0.5-1 bar from parking on an uneven surface.

It is precisely the combination of such circumstances as insufficient pressure and its gradual loss that can lead to the complete destruction of the tire, even when driving on an ideally flat road. Due to low pressure, the deformation of the sidewalls becomes more frequent, leading to overheating and destruction. If the damaged tire is located on the rear axle, you won't feel any pull on the steering wheel until you hear the characteristic slaps and sudden loss of control.

The result is a destroyed tire with a multitude of damages. The screw is probably no longer there, and the car owner believes that the tire was initially defective.