Warranty

TIRE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION

TIRE MIXING

WARNING

Driving your vehicle with an improper mix of tire sizes,

constructions, and speed ratings can be dangerous. Your car’s

handling characteristics can be adversely affected. You could have

an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death. Consult

your vehicle Owner’s Manual or an authorized Nitto

dealer for

proper tire replacement.

• Nitto

recommends that all four tires be of the same size, speed

rating, and construction (radial or non-radial). In some cases

the vehicle manufacturer may require different sized tires for

the front or rear axles. Never mix P-metric or European Metric

passenger tires with LT-metric tires on the same vehicle.

• Match tire size designations in pairs on an axle, except during

the temporary use of a spare tire.

• If two radial tires and two non-radial tires are used on a vehicle,

put the radials on the rear axle. If radial and non-radial tires are

used on a vehicle equipped with dual rear tires, the radial tires

may be used on either axle.

SPEED-RATED TIRES

• If the vehicle Tire Information Placard and/or the vehicle

Owner’s Manual speciﬁ es speed-rated tires, the replacement

tires must have the same or higher speed rating to maintain

vehicle speed capability.

• If a replacement tire has a lower speed capability than that

speciﬁ ed by the vehicle manufacturer, the vehicle’s speed must

be restricted to that of the replacement tire. Vehicle handling

could also be affected. Consult the vehicle Owner’s Manual or

tire manufacturer for recommendations.

• If tires with different speed ratings are used, it is recommended

that the lower-speed-rated tires always be placed on the front

axle. This is to prevent a potential oversteer condition.

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE

(AWD) VEHICLES

If no instructions for tire mixing appear in the vehicle Owner’s

Manual, follow these guidelines:

• Do not mix tire sizes. All four tires must be marked with the

same tire size, unless otherwise speciﬁ ed by the vehicle

manufacturer. This also applies to winter/snow tires.

• Do not mix tread pattern types such as all-terrain and all-

season.