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All Season Tires


Most vehicles are now equipped with steel-belted all-season radial tires as standard equipment. Designed for soft quiet ride, good handling, and long tread life, these tires provide all-seasons traction performance and low rolling resistance to help improve fuel economy. These tires have a 37 percent higher average rating for snow traction than non all season radial tires previously used and therefore qualify as snow tires. These tires are identified by an "M+S" molded in the tire sidewall following the size. The suffix "MS" is also molded in the sidewall after the TPC specification number.