Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a warning to consumers about defectively-manufactured tires that may have been sold in Illinois and could create a potential safety hazard for those riding in light trucks, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and vans equipped with the defective tires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has learned that the tires were manufactured without or with an insufficient gum strip between the steel belts of the tires making the tires susceptible to tread separation.