When
It
Is
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
You can see cord or fabric showing through the
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged
The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
The tire has
a
puncture, cut or other damage that
around the tire.
tire’s rubber.
deep enough
to
show cord or fabric.
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 Certificationnire 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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