Failure in the remold tire rule in Brazil compromises reliability and safety

Brazil is the only market in which the manufacture of remold tires does not require the specification of the original carcass, which determines maximum loads and speeds

It is not possible to trace the origin of the remold tire in Brazil, it may have come from a sports car or a pickup and you will not know, for example (Photo: Shutterstock | AutoPapo)
By Boris Feldman
Published on 2026-02-26 at 06:00 PM
Updated on 2026-02-26 at 08:22 PM

Why is the remolded tire reliable in other countries, but faces controversy in Brazil? This happens because all over the world, this item is produced using a carcass of a used tire that has come to an end.

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In fact, it is possible to use this carcass in the production of a new tire, but there is a catch. When the housing was produced, it had specific characteristics for a type of use, whether for a sports car, for example, or for a light commercial vehicle.

In other countries, when remolding a tire, it is mandatory to leave the characteristics of the carcass engraved on the side. But in Brazil, Inmetro, for unknown reasons, did not make this requirement. So, here you can put two identical remolded cars in your car, but one carcass was for Porsche, the other for pickup trucks.

Boris Feldman

Journalist and engineer with 50 years of experience in the automotive press. Led newspaper and television teams and hosts the AutoPapo program on radio stations across the country.

Boris Feldman
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