Bad Timing Belt?
 

Hello,

The timing belt on my '95 Civic ESi (1.6L SOHC) is about 4 years old,
and was used for less than 40K kms (25K miles). But I notice it had
deep cracks on the outer (smooth) side, at each gap between the teeth.
The cracks are mostly very straight, and so the belt looks "segmented".
They're also deep, going about halfway into the belt's thickness.

I have a feeling this isn't normal. Is it? If it's really bad, how
could it possibly have gotten this bad, when it's still relatively
fresh and was installed by the Honda dealer? I would really like to
prevent it next time.

Thanks in advance..