2010 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
WARNING:Age
Tiresdegradeovertimedependingonmanyfactorssuchas
weather,storageconditions,andconditionsofuse(load,speed,
inflationpressure,etc.)thetiresexperiencethroughouttheirlives.
Ingeneral,tiresshouldbereplacedaftersixyearsregardlessoftread
wear.However,heatcausedbyhotclimatesorfrequenthighloading
conditionscanacceleratetheagingprocessandmayrequiretirestobe
replacedmorefrequently.
Youshouldreplaceyoursparetirewhenyoureplacetheroadtiresor
aftersixyearsduetoagingevenifithasnotbeenused.
U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number  (TIN)
BothU.S.andCanadaFederalregulationsrequiretiremanufacturersto
placestandardizedinformationonthesidewallofalltires.This
informationidentifiesanddescribesthefundamentalcharacteristicsof
thetireandalsoprovidesaU.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumberfor
safetystandardcertificationandincaseofarecall.
Thisbeginswiththeletters“DOT”andindicatesthatthetiremeetsall
federalstandards.Thenexttwonumbersorlettersaretheplantcode
designatingwhereitwasmanufactured,thenexttwoarethetiresize
codeandthelastfournumbersrepresenttheweekandyearthetirewas
built.Forexample,thenumbers317meanthe31stweekof1997.After
2000
thenumbersgotofourdigits.Forexample,2501meansthe25th
weekof2001.Thenumbersinbetweenareidentificationcodesusedfor
traceability.Thisinformationisusedtocontactcustomersifatiredefect
requiresarecall.
Tire replacement requirements
Yourvehicleisequippedwithtiresdesignedtoprovideasaferideand
handlingcapability.
157
2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2010
Download File
Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step.
- 328 pages
Document File TypePDF
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)

Submit your review (optional)
(will not be displayed)
* Required Field