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Tire care, Wheels and tires – FORD 2015 F-550 v.2 User Manual

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TIRE CARE

Information About Uniform

Tire Quality Grading

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Tire Quality Grades apply to new

pneumatic passenger car tires.
The Quality grades can be found

where applicable on the tire

sidewall between tread shoulder

and maximum section width. For
example: Treadwear 200

Traction AA Temperature A.
These Tire Quality Grades are
determined by standards that the

United States Department of

Transportation has set.
Tire Quality Grades apply to new
pneumatic passenger car tires.

They do not apply to deep tread,

winter-type snow tires,

space-saver or temporary use

spare tires, light truck or LT type

tires, tires with nominal rim

diameters of 10 to 12 inches or
limited production tires as defined
in Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 575.104 (c)(2).

U.S. Department of

Transportation Tire quality

grades: The U.S. Department of

Transportation requires Ford

Motor Company to give you the
following information about tire
grades exactly as the government
has written it.

Treadwear

The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course.

For example, a tire graded 150

would wear one and one-half (1

½) times as well on the
government course as a tire

graded 100. The relative

performance of tires depends

upon the actual conditions of their
use, however, and may depart

significantly from the norm due to

variations in driving habits, service
practices, and differences in road

characteristics and climate.

Traction AA A B C

WARNING

The traction grade assigned

to this tire is based on

straight-ahead braking traction

tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning or peak traction
characteristics

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