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For the benefit of others, this isn't shock or alignment wear, it is physical damage to the tire caused by an outside source. It isn't alignment as the outer tread blocks are even all the way across and the right hand tread nubs are still visible on the tire surface. ( not the nubs on the side wall, the ones near the first groove. )
Since the wear is only in a localized area per the description and the sidewall is a bit beat up, I vote for driving off a sharp curb or metal object. Take a look at the top band of serrations just below the side tread block ( not the serrations where the Yokohama name is ) the area just above the serrations is scraped. See red lined attached pic but you might have to refer to the original for clarity.
If the wear was all the way around, I would have voted for something on the body rubbing the tire like a screw from a mud flap or some other item in the wheel well.
In any event, the cuts are only a 32 or so deep and will go away as the tire wears.
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