When
It’s
Time
for
New
Tires
~
One way
to
tell
when
it’s
time for new tires is
to
check the treadwear
indicators, which will
appear when your tires have
only
1/16
inch
(1.6
mm)
or
less of tread remaining.
You need a new tire if any
of
the following statements
are true:
You
can see the indicators at three or more places
around the tire.
You
can see cord or fabric showing through the
tire’s
rubber.
The tire has a bump, bulge
or
split.
The tire has a puncture, cut or other damage that
can’t be repaired well because
of
the
size or location
of the damage.
Buying
New
Tires
To
find
out
what kind and size
of
tires
you
need, look
at the Tire-Loading Information label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when
it
was new had
a
Tire Performance Criteria Specification
(TPC
Spec)
number
on
each tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same
TPC
Spec number. That way
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service on
your vehicle.
If
your tires have an all-season tread
design, the
TPC
number will be followed by an
”MS”
(for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those not having
a
TPC
Spec number, make sure they are
the
same size,
load range, speed rating and consiruction type (bias,
0
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep bias-belted
or
radial)
as
your
original
tires.
enough
to
show cord or fabric.
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