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 ...

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Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do ...

Motorcycle flat tires suck far more than your average car flat tire. Why? Well, because there isn’t a backup in your trunk. So a quick switch isn’t in the cards. However, if you’re notified before ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volkswagen and Audi are recalling nearly 225,000 cars and SUVs to fix a faulty tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that may take too long to detect a loss of tire pressure if all four tires lose ...

The latest major recall to affect Volkswagen and luxury brand Audi — following two last month — involves a faulty tire pressure monitoring system that may not detect loss of air. Approximately 224,700 ...

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, often referred to as TPMS, are an incredibly helpful piece of equipment, as they keep an eye on your car's tires and send an alert whenever the pressure drops below a ...

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, ...