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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
May 23, 2005	301-430-7280

TIA Submits Petition for Reconsideration on TPMS Rule
Continues Objections to Regulation

Bowie, MD – (May 23, 2005) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) today submitted a petition for reconsideration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the final rule on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMSs).

“NHTSA has made what TIA believes to be a huge mistake and is moving backwards on the timeframe in which the telltale must illuminate upon sensing underinflation in a tire,” states the petition. “NHTSA’s original proposal was that the telltale must go off within ten minutes of sensing a problem with a tire’s inflation. The final rule has moved BACKWARDS to 20 minutes. TIA is very concerned that this additional ten minutes will allow an underinflated tire to further deflate, overheat and potentially fail.”

TIA took notice when NHSTA stated in the final rule, “Regarding the NPRM’s proposed 10-minute time period for low tire pressure detection, vehicle manufacturers generally recommended extending that time period…” and responded, “TIA once again reminds the Agency that when tires fail and consumers are injured, it will be the tire industry that bares the brunt of the repercussions from the injured parties.”

TIA also reiterated its objections to the TPMS trigger threshold, set at 25 percent below recommended cold inflation pressure stating that level will not keep the motoring public safe. Also added were TIA’s comments on cost estimates for sensor straps which TIA feels NHTSA has underestimated.

For more information, contact Becky MacDicken at bmacdicken@tireindustry.org or by calling 800-876-8372 x 112. The entire letter can be found on TIA’s website at www.tireindustry.org on the Government Affairs page.

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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