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:
0
You can see the indicators at three or more places
around the tire.
0
You can
see
cord or fabric showing through the
tire’s rubber.
0
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep
enough to show cord
or
fabric.
0
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 construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.
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