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Since September 2007, federal law has required that every new domestic passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds be factory-equipped with a tire-pressure-monitoring ...
Your car's tires are a vital element of your car's overall safety, and absolutely must be in ideal working order to ensure a safe driving experience. However, while it's easy enough to clock a ...
Owners of older cars without tire pressure monitoring from the factory will find these simple devices super useful. Nearly all modern vehicles come standard with a tire pressure monitoring system ...
Knowing the air pressure of your boat-trailer tires is critical to towing safely. A tire that loses too much air pressure can affect trailer balance and support, lead to overheating of the tire, ...
Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...
A Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) has been standard on every light vehicle (those weighing 10,000 lbs. or less) that has been sold since September 1, 2007, effectively making TPMS a part of ...
Recently, the low tire-pressure warning indicator on the console of my car—under two years old and with less than 15,000 miles—came on (Figure 1). It’s an indicator for a specific problem, so it is ...
Seeing your tire pressure light stay on can be stressful, especially if you rely on your car for daily errands or a long commute. That glowing warning doesn’t always mean a major issue, but ignoring ...
Tire pressure monitoring is a pretty standard feature on newer cars; it’s been required on new cars sold in the United States since 2008. Typically drivers find out ...