Just got some new winter tires mounted on some steelies for my van. Tires were purchased on Amazon, installed at Sears. DOT code of 2519, from this June. I noticed after I brought them home that one of the tires has this weird mark/abrasion on the sidewall near the tread. I noticed it before the tire was driven on. It looks sort of like a mold imperfection, or like it rubbed on something, but in a very specific narrow spot about 5" long and resulted in a smooth finish. If you can't see it, the area in question is on a "lip" that's raised a bit. Maybe was stored in a weird way, or from shipping? Tire drives fine and balanced fine just like the rest, just curious what this was. Tires are Nexen Winspike WS62 winter tires. I reached out to Nexen but haven't heard anything back yet.
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