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
rnm)
or
less of tread remaining.
You need a new tire
if
0
You can see the indicators at three or more places
0
You can see cord or fabric showing through the tire’s
0
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep
around the tire.
rubber.
enough to show cord
or
fabric.
0
The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
0
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 norrnal 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.
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