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.
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