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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects

Tire Information (U.S.A.)

WARNING

Never Exceed Axle Weight Rating Limits:

Exceeding the Safety Certification Label axle weight rating limits is dangerous and could 

result in death or serious injury as a result of substandard vehicle handling, performance, 

engine, transmission and/or structural damage, serious damage to the vehicle, or loss of 

control.

Always keep the vehicle within the axle weight rating limits.

GCW

GCW (Gross Combination Weight)

 is the weight of the loaded vehicle (GVW).

GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating)

 is the maximum allowable weight of the 

vehicle - including all cargo and passengers - that the vehicle can handle without risking 

damage. 

The GCW must never exceed the GCWR.

WARNING

Never Exceed GVWR or GAWR Specifications:

Exceeding the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label is dangerous. 

Exceeding any vehicle rating limitation could result in a serious accident, injury, or 

damage to the vehicle.

Do not use replacement tires with lower load carrying capacities than the originals 

because they may lower the vehicle's GVWR and GAWR limitations. Replacement tires 

with a higher limit than the originals do not increase the GVWR and GAWR limitations.

Never exceed the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label.

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