1995 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 232

The tire has a bump, bulge or split. The tire has a puncture, cut, or other damage that can't be repaired well because of the size or location of the damage. Buying New Tires To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at the Tire-Loading Information label. The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec) number on each tire's sidewall. When you get new tires, get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way, your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating, traction, ride and other things during normal service on your vehicle. If your tires have an all-season tread design, the TPC number will be followed by an "MS" (for mud and snow). Uniform Tire Quality Grading The following information relates to the system developed by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which gradestires by treadwear, traction and temperature performance. (This applies only to vehicles sold in the United States.) If you ever replace your tires withthose not having a TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same size, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias, bias-belted or radial) as youroriginal tires. 6-31