So I have never has white walls before so I'm not sure if this is normal. I was checking air pressure in my tires today and noticed the crack below. It doesn't seem deep and it seems like its confined just to the white wall area/material.

Should I be concerned?

 

Is it a scratch in the white wall? The white wall is usually a thin white layer over the black rubber.

 

That's what I was thinking at first but the shape of the scratch seemed strange and my paranoia got the best of me so I asked. It's kind of hard to tell how deep it goes.

 

I agree that it looks like a scratch, not a split.

 

How deep ? Photo makes it look like tar..

 

That is what I'm thinking.

 

Hit it with a bit of lighter fluid or charcoal starter..

 

As others have said looks like tar, or is that the black rubber ozzing out in the middle?

If your sure it's a crack, tear, rip does it start in the black area of the tire before the white wall? Or only on the white wall.

 

Well,I will add my 2 cents worth.Looks like road tar to me.

 

I blew it up and sharpened... looks like a rise, not a cut.. road tar..
Once you clean it, you will have to do the entire whitewall.. (will be cleaner than the rest of the tire)