Is this tire goner?

This is not for my PP. I just swapped to winter tires on my son's Honda. When I removed the summer tire, the inner wall had this bulge. No uneven wear and still has 5/32" tread left. If it is unsafe to use, then I will tell him to start looking for new tires, probably a new set of 4 since they are all down to ~5/32".

 

Thanks. If I had this tire changed at a tire shop, then the sales guy would be sure to make me buy a new tire. But I wanted to know if that is from a genuine safety concern or just marketing.

I thought it would be a goner too, but was not 100% certain. I will tell my son to start saving money for a new set of tires before next spring. The winter tires I just put on his car were all in good condition.

BTW, I used a new dial-type tread depth gauge purchased recently. It works very well and is much easier to read the number on my aging eyes. The combination digital pressure/depth gauge (left on the photo below) is my go-to tool, but often in cold temp, the battery dies. I think I am going to keep the dial-type one in the glove box.

 

My myopia is no better with my age, but my presbyopia has gotten so bad now I can't see things near any more than I can see things far away. Corrective lenses do help with my myopia, but so far I am not having any luck with over-the-counter reading glasses or Rx glasses, single vision, bifocal, or progressive, for my age-related farsightedness. I was thinking when my age-related farsightedness started it would cancel out my myopia and have 20/20 vision for the first time in my life. No such luck. I still can't see far, in addition to not being able to see near now.

 

Thanks. The tire came with the used car when it was purchased ~3years ago. I believe the tires were new or almost new at that point. But since we did not buy the tires, there is no receipt. It is Goodyear Eagle Sport All-Season 195/55R16 87 V Tire. The thing about tire warranty is that it is prorated price reduction from the MSRP for replacing with the same tire. The price is often cheaper just by buying the tire on sale than applying the prorated reduction to the MSRP. Even if I don't find it cheaper on sale, the reduction amount to only $30-40. Too much work to get the warranty coverage.