When
It’s
Time
for
New
Tires
TREAD
WEAR
INDICATORS
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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
2/32
inch
(1,6
mm) or
less of tread remaining.
You need a new tire if:
You can see the indicators at three places around the tire.
You can see cord or fabric showing through the tire’s rubber.
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep enough
to
show
The tire has a bump, bulge
or
split.
cord or fabric.
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 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 a
“MS”
(for mud and snow).
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