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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
sidewall rubber which, when inflated, bears the load.
. Chunking
The breaking away of pieces of the
tread or sidewall.
. Extra load tire
A tire designed to operate at higher
loads and higher inflation pressure
than the corresponding standard
tire.
. Cold tire pressure
. Groove
The pressure in a tire that has been
driven less than 1 mile or has been
standing for three hours or more.
. Innerliner
. Cord
The strands forming the plies in the
tire.
. Cord separation
The parting of cords from adjacent
rubber compounds.
. Cracking
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or inner liner of the tire
extending to cord material.
. Curb weight
The weight of a motor vehicle with
standard equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil and
coolant, and if so equipped, air
conditioning and additional weight
optional engine.
The space between two adjacent
tread ribs.
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that contains
the inflating medium within the tire.
. Innerliner separation
The parting of the innerliner from
cord material in the carcass.
. Intended outboard sidewall
(1) The sidewall that contains a
whitewall, bears white lettering
or bears manufacturer, brand,
and/or model name molding that
is higher or deeper than the
same molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or
(2) The outward facing sidewall
of an asymmetrical tire that has
a particular side that must always face outward when mount-
ing on a vehicle.
. Light truck (LT) tire
A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use
on lightweight trucks or multipurpose passenger vehicles.
. Load rating
The maximum load that a tire is
rated to carry for a given inflation
pressure.
. Maximum inflation pressure
The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
. Maximum load rating
The load rating for a tire at the
maximum permissible inflation
pressure for that tire.
. Maximum loaded vehicle weight
The sum of:
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight
(d) Production options weight
. Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated.