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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
sidewall rubber which, when in-
flated, bears the load.
.
Chunking
The breaking away of pieces of the
tread or sidewall.
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Cold tire pressure
The pressure in a tire that has been
driven less than 1 mile or has been
standing for three hours or more.
.
Cord
The strands forming the plies in the
tire.
.
Cord separation
The parting of cords from adjacent
rubber compounds.
.
Cracking
Any parting within the tread, side-
wall, or inner liner of the tire
extending to cord material.
.
Curb weight
The weight of a motor vehicle with
standard equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil and
coolant, and if so equipped, air
conditioning and additional weight
optional engine.
.
Extra load tire
A tire designed to operate at higher
loads and higher inflation pressure
than the corresponding standard
tire.
.
Groove
The space between two adjacent
tread ribs.
.
Innerliner
The layer(s) forming the inside sur-
face of a tubeless tire that contains
the inflating medium within the tire.
.
Innerliner separation
The parting of the innerliner from
cord material in the carcass.
.
Intended outboard sidewall
The sidewall that contains a
(1)
whitewall, bears white lettering
or bears manufacturer, brand,
and/or model name molding that
is higher or deeper than the
same molding on the other side-
wall of the tire, or
The outward facing sidewall
(2)
of an asymmetrical tire that has
a particular side that must al-
ways face outward when mount-
ing on a vehicle.
.
Light truck (LT) tire
A tire designated by its manufac-
turer as primarily intended for use
on lightweight trucks or multipur-
pose passenger vehicles.
.
Load rating
The maximum load that a tire is
rated to carry for a given inflation
pressure.
.
Maximum inflation pressure
The maximum cold inflation pres-
sure to which a tire may be inflated.
.
Maximum load rating
The load rating for a tire at the
maximum permissible inflation
pressure for that tire.
.
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
The sum of:
Curb weight
(a)
Accessory weight
(b)
Vehicle capacity weight
(c)
Production options weight
(d)
.
Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
The maximum cold inflation pres-
sure to which a tire may be inflated.
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