I think I'm OK on that front.As long as the tire is rated high enough to carry the weight of the vehicle, and is aired up properly, there should be no issues.
That was in my mind - the Explorer debacle.The reason the whole Ford Explorer/Firestone thing happened was Ford published too low of a PSI for the Firestone tires they installed on the Exploder...that was Ford's fault. They wanted to improve the ride and disregarded what the tire required.
Noted.The tire is wearing the middle out very aggressively on the OP's tread because it is overinflated by 14%, even running at 44psi would probably cause the center to wear that way.