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
0
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep
enough to show cord or fabric.
The tire
has
a
bump, bulge or split.
tire’s rubber.
Buying
New
Tires
To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the CertificatiodTire 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.
The tire has a puncture, cut or other damage that
can‘t be repaired well because of the size or location
of the damage.
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