NHTSA DROPS TIRE TREADWEAR RATING

The article includes excerpts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's decision to drop its tire treadwear grading requirements "because of serious concern over accuracy of the treadwear information". Included also are excerpts from the company that administers the treadwear test program's response to the NHTSA treadwear ruling and some suggestions for changes offered by Consumers' Research Magazine.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Consumer's Research Incorporated

  517 Second Street NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20002
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 27-28
• Serial:
  • Consumers' Research
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Consumer's Research Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0095-2222

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Evaluation; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Measurement; Reliability; Standards; Testing; Tire treads; Tires
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Federal programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Tire grading system; Uniform tire quality grading
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370824
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 797
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM