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 construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.
&
CAU’I
DN:
Mixing
tires
could cause you to lose control while
driving. If you mix tires of different sizes or types
(radial and bias-belted tires), the vehicle may
not handle properly, and you could have a crash.
Using tires of different sizes may also cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure
to
use the same
size and type tires
on
all wheels.
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If
you use bias-ply tires on your vehicle, the
wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after
many miles
of
driving.
A
tire and/or wheel could
fail suddenly, causing
a
crash. Use only radial-ply
tires with the wheels on your vehicle.
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