What are the requirements for tires in the 2020 annual vehicle inspection?
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There are four main requirements for tires in the 2020 vehicle inspection, detailed as follows: 1. Installation: Tires of the same model, specification, and tread pattern should be installed on both sides of the same axle. Tire bolts and axle bolts should be complete and securely fastened. The tire specifications should match the motor vehicle product announcement and the motor vehicle factory certificate (for in-use vehicle inspections, it should match the motor vehicle registration information). 2. Damage: The tire tread and sidewall should not have cracks or cuts exceeding 25mm in length or deep enough to expose the tire cord layer, nor any other defects, abnormal wear, or deformations that affect usage. 3. Passenger cars, motorcycles, and trailers: The tread depth of the tire crown should be no less than 1.6mm. For other motor vehicles, the tread depth of the steering wheel tire crown should be no less than 3.2mm; the tread depth of the remaining tires should be no less than 1.6mm. 4. Highway buses, tourist buses, and school buses: All wheels and the steering wheels of other motor vehicles should not be fitted with retreaded tires.
I just had my car inspected last year. For the 2020 tire inspection, they mainly check these aspects. Tires on the same axle must have consistent tread patterns—no mixing different brands or models, otherwise the grip will be uneven; tread depth must not be less than 1.6mm, it's best to prepare a coin to measure it in the grooves; patched tires on my car are fine as long as there are no more than 3 repairs; if you've had a blowout, it's better to just replace the tire rather than push your luck. The most common issue they check is that the tire size and specifications must match what's listed on the vehicle registration certificate—brothers who've upgraded to larger rims should remember to switch back to the original factory size before the inspection. Once I saw a car with bulging tires trying to pass inspection, and it got rejected on the spot.
