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When it's Time for New Tires
Tread Wear
Indicators
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
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You
can see the indicators at three or more places around the tire.
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You can see cord or fidbric showing through the tire's rubber.
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep enough to show
cord or fabric.
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The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
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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
Certification/Tire 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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