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TIRE
INFORMATION
&
SAFETY
Tire
Introduction
Your
tires
are
the
only
part
of
the
RV
that
has
direct
contact
with
the
road.
Tires
directly
affect
the
handling,
braking
and
safety
of
your
RV.
Tires
must
have
correct
air
pressure,
tread
depth
and
balance.
Check
your
tires
regularly,
this
is
crucial
to
your
safety.
Ideally,
tires
should
be
inspected
monthly.
If
you
drive
over
potholes,
debris
or
live
in
a
cold
climate
or
even
regularly
pull
your
RV,
a
more
frequent
inspection
is
suggested.
The
more
often
you
inspect,
the
easier
it
is
to
catch
small
problems
and
get
them
fixed
before
it
becomes
a
more
expensive
and
potentially
time
‐
consuming
problem.
Look
for
this
during
inspection:
Over
Inflation
–
Too
much
air
causing
the
tires
middle
section
to
contact
the
road.
This
will
create
wear
in
the
center
of
the
tire.
Under
Inflation
–
Too
little
air
pressure
causes
the
outer
edges
to
contact
the
road.
This
will
create
wear
on
the
outside
edges
of
the
tire
tread.
Tread
Wear
on
one
Edge
of
the
Tire
–
This
typically
indicates
that
something
is
out
of
alignment.
Erratic
Tread
Wear
–
Often
called
cupping
and
can
mean
the
wheel
is
out
of
balance
or
an
issue
with
suspension
components.
ALWAYS
KEEP
TIRES
PROPERLY
INFLATED.
NOT
DOING
SO
CAN
RESULT
IN
TIRE
FAILURE
THAT
COULD
RESULT
IN
AN
ACCIDENT.
Federal
law
requires
tire
manufacturers
to
place
standardized
information
on
the
sidewall
of
all
tires.
This
information
identifies
characteristics
of
the
tire
and
provides
a
tire
ID
number
for
safety
standard
certification
and
in
case
of
a
recall.
DOT
Tire
Identification
Number
This
begins
with
the
letters
“DOT”
and
indicate
the
tire
meets
all
federal
standards.
The
following
two
digits
are
the
plant
code
where
the
tire
was
manufactured.
The
last
four
numbers
represent
the
week
and
year
the
tire
was
built.
The
other
numbers
have
interchangeable
meanings
that
are
used
at
the
tire
manufacturers
discretion.
This
#
is
also
important
in
the
event
of
a
tire
recall
and
used
for
that
purpose.
