I noticed this today and plugged it up right away.

I've heard that it's unsafe to use a plug on the tread closest to the sidewall.

There's only about 2000km on this truck so I really don't want to replace a tire from a small roofing nail.

What would you guys do?

 

Take it to a local tire retailer and see if they will touch it. If they don't have any bones about it, plug it yourself. If they shy away, probably best to go with a new tire. They tend to err on the side of caution.

 

That's close. Have them plug it and change it out with your spare. Then the patched one sits under your bed waiting for an emergency situation.

 

internal patch/plug combo

 

I have a friend that "sells tires" told me it's not safe to plug a tire anywhere on the tread. Said air could seep by the plug and separate the plys. I had one done one time with a patch/plug combo thing, lasted a year[8k miles] before it gave me trouble

 

would not plug or plug patch , but chances are being where it is that part of the mold is pretty thick might not have penetrated inner liner. If it did go back to dealer and see if Goodyear will do a goodwill adjustment.

 

The OP clearly stated that he already patched it...

I would say that the hole is inside enough - and it will just develop a slow leak if it doesn't take. Should be fine.

 

And I completely missed that part.

 

This guy knows the drill!

 

This happened to my truck the first 800 mi. Patched it myself, then took it to the shop and they parched the inside. No leaks and it's @ 4k+ now. Haven't towed or hauled much though.