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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects

.

Suspension, bearings, axles and

other body parts could break or

experience accelerated wear that

will shorten vehicle life.

.

Tires could fail.

.

Tread separation could occur.

.

Tire could separate from its rim.

&

Steps for Determining Cor-

rect Load Limit

1.

Locate the statement

“

The com-

bined

weight

of

occupants

and

cargo should never exceed XXX

pounds

”

on your vehicle

’

s placard.

2.

Determine the combined weight

of the driver and passengers that

will be riding in your vehicle.

3.

Subtract the combined weight of

the

driver

and

passengers

from

XXX kilograms or XXX pounds.

4.

The resulting figure equals the

available

amount

of

cargo

and

luggage load capacity. For exam-

ple, if the

“

XXX

”

amount equals

1,400 lbs (635 kg) and there will be

five- 150 lbs (68 kg) passengers in

your vehicle, the amount of avail-

able cargo and luggage load capa-

city is 650 lbs. (1,400

-

750 (5

6

150) = 650 lbs)

5.

Determine the combined weight

of luggage and cargo being loaded

on the vehicle. That weight may not

safely exceed the available cargo

and luggage load capacity calcu-

lated in Step 4.

6.

If your vehicle will be towing a

trailer, load from your trailer will be

transferred to your vehicle. Consult

this manual to determine how this

reduces the available cargo and

luggage load capacity of your ve-

hicle.

NOTE

Your vehicle is neither designed

nor

intended

to

be

used

for

trailer towing. Therefore, never

tow a trailer with your vehicle.

Uniform tire quality grading

standards

This information indicates the rela-

tive performance of passenger car

tires

in

the

area

of

treadwear,

traction,

and

temperature

resis-

tance. This is to aid the consumer

in making an informed choice in the

purchase of tires.

Quality grades can be found where

applicable on the tire sidewall be-

tween

tread

shoulder

and

maxi-

mum section width. For example:

Treadwear 200 Traction AA Tem-

perature A

The quality grades apply to new

pneumatic tires for use on passen-

ger

cars.

However,

they

do

not

apply to deep tread, winter type

snow tires, space-saver or tempor-

ary

use

spare

tires,

tires

with

nominal rim diameters of 12 inches

or less, or to some limited produc-

tion tires.

All passenger car tires must con-

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