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Uniform Tire Quality GradingTreadwear Quality grades can be found where applicable on theThe treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximumthe wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled section width. For example:conditions on a speciﬁed government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature Aahalf (1.5) times as well on the government course as The following information relates to the systema tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires developed by the United States National Highwaydepends upon the actual conditions of their use, Traffic Safety Administration, which grades tires byhowever, and may depart signiﬁcantly from the norm treadwear, traction and temperature performance. (Thisdue to variations in driving habits, service practices and applies only to vehicles sold in the United States.)differences in road characteristics and climate. The grades are molded on the sidewalls of mostTraction – AA, A, B, C passenger car tires. The Uniform Tire Quality GradingThe traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, system does not apply to deep tread, winter-typeB, and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability snow tires, space-saver or temporary use spare tires,to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled tires with nominal rim diameters of 10 to 12 inchesconditions on speciﬁed government test surfaces of (25 to 30 cm), or to some limited-production tires.asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor While the tires available on General Motors passengertraction performance. Warning: The traction grade cars and light trucks may vary with respect to theseassigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking grades, they must also conform to federal safetytraction tests, and does not include acceleration, requirements and additional General Motors Tirecornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics. Performance Criteria (TPC) standards. 5-77

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