Owner's Manual

Excessive tire wear is present

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Excessive wear on the inner or outer part of the tread
1 Tires underinflated (wear on both edges) (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).
2 Front wheel alignment incorrect (refer to Suspension and Steering chapter).
3 Steering linkage or suspension components, or their ball joints and/or rubber bushings, worn (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments and Suspension and Steering chapters).
4 Speed not reduced when cornering.
5 Mechanical damage to suspension geometry due to accident.

Scalloped (feathered) tread wear
Toe-in setting incorrect (refer to Suspension and Steering chapter).

Center tread wear
Tires overinflated (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).

Wear on inner and outer tread edges
1 Tires underinflated (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).
2 Shock absorbers worn (refer to Suspension and Steering chapter).

Uneven tread wear
1 Tire/wheel imbalance (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).
2 Excessive wheel or tire lateral runout (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).
3 Shock absorbers worn (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments and Suspension and Steering chapters).
4 Tire damaged (refer to Maintenance and Adjustments chapter).

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