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Overinflated tire inflation pressure
Overinflated tires can:
ț adversely affect handling
characteristics
ț cause uneven tire wear
ț be more prone to damage from road
hazards
ț adversely affect ride comfort
ț increase stopping distance
Tire labeling
Besides tire name (sales designation) and
manufacturer name, a number of markings
can be found on a tire.
Following are some explanations for the
markings on your vehicle’s tires:
1 Uniform Quality Grading Standards
(
୴ page 279)
2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
(
୴ page 276)
3 Maximum tire load (
୴ page 277)
4 Maximum tire inflation pressure
(
୴ page 278)
5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material (
୴ page 281)
7 Tire size designation, load and speed
rating (
୴ page 272)
8 Load identification (
୴ page 275)
9 Tire name
Warning! G
Follow recommended tire inflation
pressures.
Do not overinflate tires. Overinflated tires
can adversely affect handling and ride
comfort, wear unevenly, increase stopping
distance, and result in sudden deflation
(blowout) because they are more likely to
become punctured or damaged by road
debris, potholes etc.
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For illustration purposes only. Actual
data on tires are specific to each vehi-
cle and may vary from data shown in
above illustration.
For more information, see “Rims and
tires” (
୴ page 371).