Driving on a damaged tyre or wheel can be dangerous. Always look for bulges, cracks, cuts, splits, penetrations, and abnormal tread wear. Damage can occur within the tyre body without being visible on the outside. A vibration or ride disturbance may be a sign of tyre damage.

Any time you see any damage to your tyres or wheels, replace with spare at once and immediately see your tyre dealer to have the damaged tyre inspected.

If while driving, you notice a vibration or ride disturbance, and/or you suspect possible damage to the tyres or vehicle: immediately reduce your speed, drive with caution until you can safely pull off the road, stop, and inspect the tyres. If a tyre is damaged, deflate it, remove it from the vehicle, and replace the tyre and wheel with your spare. If you do not see any tyre damage and cannot otherwise determine the source of the vibration, have the vehicle towed to the nearest vehicle or tyre dealer for a thorough inspection.

These conditions may be caused by misalignment, underinflation, overloading, impact damage, and/or a separation within the tyre body. Use of a damaged tyre could result in sudden tyre destruction.

When inspecting your tyres, including the spare, check your air pressures. If your pressure check indicates that one of your tyres has lost pressure of two pounds or more, look for signs of penetrations, valve leakage, or wheel damage that may account for the air loss.

All tyres will wear out faster when subjected to high speeds as well as hard cornering, rapid starts, sudden stops, frequent driving on roads which are in poor condition, and off road use. Roads with holes, rocks or other objects can damage tires and cause misalignment of your vehicle. When you drive on such roads, drive on them carefully and slowly, and before driving at normal or highway speeds, examine your tyres for any damage, such as cuts or penetrations.