2006 Ford Freestyle Tire Warranty 1st Printing
2006 Ford Freestyle Manual
2006 Ford Freestyle manual content summary:
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Tire Warranty Guide Contents: New Vehicle Limited Warranty BFGoodrichா Continental and General Goodyear, Dunlop, & Kelly Hankook Michelinா Pirelli Uniroyalா Tire Safety Information 1 2 5 11 15 18 22 25 29 - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 2
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repair performed by the tire manufacturer's authorized service center. If you go to a tire service center during the Ford Bumper to Bumper Coverage period for a covered repair (replacement or adjustment), you may be charged a prorated amount for wear or other charges. If so, you should present your - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 4
terms and conditions described under "How Replacement Charges are Calculated". Note: your vehicle manufacturer may provide additional tire warranty coverage over and above what is provided by BFGoodrich. Consult your vehicle owner's manual for further information. WHAT IS NOT COVERED Tires which - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 5
other than air, nitrogen or carbon dioxide (for example, waterbase sealers or balancing substances); • Ozone or weather checking. HOW REPLACEMENT CHARGES ARE CALCULATED Passenger and Light Truck Tires Workmanship/Materials A tire which becomes unserviceable due to a condition covered by this - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 6
, your vehicle owner's manual and vehicle tire information placard for essential safety and maintenance information. When service is required: 1. Contact a participating BFGoodrich tire retailer listed in your Yellow Pages. 2. If additional assistance is needed in locating a BFGoodrich retailer - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 7
guide. 1. ELIGIBILITY This Limited Warranty and Policy applies to the original owner of new Continental/General Tire brand passenger car, light General Tire brand passenger, light truck, or Temporary Spare tire used in normal service, becomes unserviceable from a condition other than those listed - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 8
Spare tire used in normal service becomes unserviceable from a condition other than those listed in Section 4 within the first 1/32nds of an inch (.8 mm) of treadwear, the tire will be replaced with a new Continental/General Tire brand Temporary Spare free of charge, including mounting and balancing - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 9
replacement COVERED BY THE ADJUSTMENT POLICY A. THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE NOT COVERED for light truck tires or 12 months of service, alignment, or tire truing; rim damage or irregularities; snow chain damage; vehicle mechanical problems including brake problems . Age conditions: weather checking - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 10
Tire(s) submitted for an adjustment as covered in the Basic Coverage of Section 2A in service for longer than 72 months from date THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 11
and any parts or service regardless of mileage or months of service. This includes payment for tire rotation, alignment, towing, road service, valve -priced replacement tire, the customer will pay the difference in price. Any tire replaced under this Limited Warranty and Policy will be covered by - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 12
OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For the nearest Continental/General Tire brand tire dealer, consult the Yellow Pages or, if for any reason local service or information is not available, call Continental/General Tire brand toll-free Customer Relations number. In the United States, call: 1-800-847 - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 13
highway auto or light truck tires supplied as original equipment on your Ford Motor Company vehicle light truck tires, removed from service due to a covered warranty condition during the first 1/32Љ of usable treadwear will be replaced with a comparable new Goodyear, Dunlop or Kelly tire at no charge - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 14
as replacement, the difference in price will be at an additional charge to you. Any replacement tire provided pursuant to this warranty will be covered by Inc. C. You must pay for any applicable taxes and additional service you order at the time of adjustment relating to any unique applications - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 15
not cover the cars in special applications such as police pursuit service. • Goodyear Unisteel Commercial Radial Light conditions beyond the control of the manufacturer. Under no circumstances is this warranty a representation that a tire failure cannot occur. This warranty gives you specific - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 16
FOR SERVICE ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION • FIRST CONTACT THE NEAREST GOODYEAR, DUNLOP or KELLY RETAILER • IF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED: UNITED STATES: Call (800) 321-2136 Goodyear Consumer - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 17
only 1.6mm (2/32nds inch) remaining, at which point the tire is considered to be fully worn out. „ PASSENGER CAR AND LIGHT TRUCK TIRES A. Free replacement IF Hankook Radial Passenger & Light Truck Tires fail as a result of defect in material and/or workmanship within the First 25% of tread wear - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 18
may occur. 2. WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY „ NON ADJUSTABLE CONDITIONS A. Irregular wear or tire damage due abuse. - Misalignment, wheel imbalance, defective brakes or shock absorber, use of tire chains by damaged wheels or after free-replacement conditions. H. Tire with weather cracking which - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 19
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have the a participating Car Dealer. B. For free replacement, a proof of purchase date such as car dealer invoice placard in the vehicle or the Owner's Manual. HANKOOK U.S.A. CORPORATE HEADQUATERS 1450 Valley Road - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 20
LONG Passenger and Light Truck Tires Michelin Passenger and Light Truck tires, used in normal service on the vehicle on which they were originally fitted and in accordance with the maintenance recommendations and safety warnings contained in the attached owner's manual, are covered by this warranty - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 21
materials other than air, nitrogen or carbon dioxide (for example, waterbase sealers or balancing substances); • Ozone or weather checking. HOW REPLACEMENT CHARGES ARE CALCULATED Passenger and Light Truck Tires A tire which becomes unserviceable due to a condition covered by this workmanship - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 22
required. You pay service charges for normal vehicle manual and vehicle tire information placard for essential safety and maintenance information. When service is required: 1. Contact a participating Michelin tire retailer listed in your local Yellow Pages. 2. If additional assistance in locating - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 23
or wheels, contact your local participating Michelin retailer listed in the Yellow Pages, or visit our web site listed below for dealer locations. If further assistance is required, contact: IN USA 1-800-847-3435 or write: Michelin North America, Inc. Attention: Consumer Relations Department Post - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 24
for a new Pirelli replacement tire on a pro-rata basis. The authorized Pirelli dealer will determine the cost by multiplying the percentage of the original usable tread worn by the current dealer selling price. The owner must pay for any associated service charges, including mounting and balancing - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 25
than air has been used as the support wheel manufacturers' specifications and recommendations brakes, defective shock absorbers, or improper rims. • Tires damaged by fire, chemical corrosion, vandalism, wrecks, chains, theft, run while flat, underinflated, overinflated, or abused during servicing - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 26
THAN WHAT IS STATED IN THIS WARRANTY IF A ANOMALY IS FOUND TO EXIST IN A PIRELLI ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PASSENGER CAR or light truck RADIAL TIRE. ALL OTHER REMEDIES ARE EXCLUDED, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY ON THE PART OF PTNA FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (SUCH AS A LOSS OF USE OF - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 27
above what is provided by Uniroyal. Consult your vehicle owner's manual for further information. Tread Puncture Limited Warranty Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires with NailGardTM are covered by the Tread Puncture Replacement Plan. The terms and conditions for this plan are contained in the ЉTread Puncture - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 28
sealant material covering the inner liner at air, nitrogen or carbon dioxide (for example, waterbased sealers or balancing substances); - Ozone or weather checking. HOW REPLACEMENT CHARGES ARE CALCULATED Passenger and Light Truck Tires A tire which becomes unserviceable due to a condition covered - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 29
A UNIROYAL Temporary Spare used in temporary service on the vehicle in which it was originally installed, which becomes unserviceable due to a condition covered by this limited warranty, will be replaced with a comparable new UNIROYAL Temporary Spare tire, free of charge, when it is worn less than - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 30
CONDITIONS are in the custody or control of a Uniroyal tire retailer These warranties give you specific legal rights, and you Manual portion of this booklet, the information on the sidewall of your tires, your vehicle owner's manual site listed below for Dealer Locations. If further assistance is - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 31
INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL manual for decal location) for the recommended operating pressures. For replacement of vehicle control and serious supporting runflat types and other extended mobility tires, which are as susceptible to losing air these conditions, it should be increased to - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 32
conditions, do not engage in excessive wheel spin. Accelerating the motor excessively, particularly with automatic transmission to a tire or wheel, replace it with the spare at once air loss. Failure to control a vehicle when one or more tires experience a sudden air loss can lead to an accident. - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 33
to use on cars with maximum speed road and weather conditions or if the 105 mph (170 kph). Light truck highway tires that do not replacement tires must have speed ratings equal to or higher than those fitted as original equipment (as indicated on the vehicle tire placard or owner's manual - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 34
inspection. Anytime you see any damage to your tires or wheels, replace with the spare at once and immediately visit a tire retailer. INSPECTION for signs of penetration, valve leakage or wheel damage that may account for the air loss. A tire damaged by a road hazard may appear undamaged to you on - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 35
on roads which are in poor condition, and off road use. stage, your tires must be replaced. Tires worn beyond this stage rating. Follow the loading instructions of the manufacturer of gross axle weight rating for any axle on manual supplied by the manufacturer of your vehicle for further recommendations - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 36
than the rest of the tread, or if you detect excessive vibration, your vehicle may be out of alignment or balance. These conditions not only Manual for its recommendations. It is especially important to check the vehicle manufacturer's owner's manual when mixing, matching, or replacing tires - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 37
only two tires are replaced, the new ones should be put on the rear. CUSTOMIZATION OF TIRES, WHEELS, OR SUSPENSION ON SUVS AND LIGHT TRUCKS Due to their all traffic laws. Failure to do so may result in loss of vehicle control leading to an accident and serious injury or death. TIRE ALTERATIONS Do - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 38
tires from the vehicle. Failure to store tires in accordance with these instructions could result in damage to your tires or premature aging of the mounted on wheels of correct size and type and which are in good, clean condition. Wheels that are bent, chipped, rusted (steel wheels) or corroded - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 39
caps. The valve cap is the primary seal against air loss. TEMPORARY SPARE TIRES When using any temporary spare tire, be sure to follow the vehicle manufacturer's instructions TIRE, REPLACE WITH THE MANUAL Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealer. Warning: For safety and good performance, you must take care of - 2006 Ford Freestyle | Tire Warranty 1st Printing - Page 40
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Tire Warranty Guide
Contents:
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
1
BFGoodrich
±
2
Continental and General
5
Goodyear, Dunlop, & Kelly
11
Hankook
15
Michelin
±
18
Pirelli
22
Uniroyal
±
25
Tire Safety Information
29