Symptom: indentation
Diagnostic: This is not a problem. It is the normal radial sidewall.
Indentations are quite natural on radial tires (most tires) and will not affect performance.
Your tires feature one or more layers of fabric cord within its sidewall construction that run parallel to each other. (Steel cords are used within the tread.) Where the cords overlap, there is often slight indentation.
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