Consumer often check vehicle labels to make sure they are putting the right amount of air in their tires. Federal law requires motor vehicles to have labels telling owners about the tire pressures that should be used in the vehicle tires. There's a reason for that.
Not only does over or under inflation affect tire wear and fuel mileage, but it can seriously affect the safe operation of the vehicle too. Tires with the wrong amount of air in them cause the tire to fail, perhaps even blow out while on the highway. It can also change the way the vehicle will react in a sudden emergency maneuver and that can cause an accident that might not otherwise occur.
When the labels have the wrong tire pressure numbers on them, during the life of the vehicle the odds are that some future owner is going to make a costly mistake. It can lead to an accident. That's why recalls are sometimes issued to fix mislabeling problems. Here's a recall for just one such problem.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2011, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.