Buying new tires, A caution – GMC 2003 Savana User Manual

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Buying New Tires

To find out what kind and size of tiros you nead, look at
the Cerlincation/Tire label.

The lire 5 in stalled on your vehicle when it was new had
□ Tire Pedormance Criteria Specification [TPC Spec)

numhor on each tire’s sidewall. Wher> you get new liros.
gel ones with lhat same TPC Spec number. That way
youf vehicle will continue lo have lires that are designed

to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, nde and other things during normal service on
your vehicle. If your liras have an ail-soa&on tread
dasign, rhe TPC number will be followed by

“MS" (for

rmid and snow}

I! you ever loptace your lires wi|h ihose not havmg a

TPC Spec number, moke sure they are the same size,

load range, speed rating and construction lype (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.

Mixing tires could cause you to lose control
while driving. H you mix tires of different sizes
or types {radial and bias-belted tires) the

vehicle may not handle properly, and you
could have a crash. Using tires of different
sizes may also cause damage to your vehicle.

Be sure to use the same size and type tires on

all wheels.

A CAUTION:

II you use bias-ply tires on your vehicle, the
wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after

mar>y miles of driving. A tire and/or wheel

could fait suddenly, causing a crash. Use only

radlat-ply tires with the wheels on your vehicle.

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