Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 175.95 - Tires and wheels(a)Condition of tires and wheels. Tires and wheels shall be in safe operating condition as described in § 175.110 (relating to inspection procedure).(b)Tire standards. A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall have tires manufactured in conformance with standards contained in Chapter 159 (relating to new pneumatic tires). See 75 Pa.C.S. § 4525 (relating to tire equipment and traction surfaces). Tires with equivalent metric size designations may be used.(c)Radial ply tires. A radial ply tire may not be used on the same axle with a bias or belted tire.(d)Different types of tires. Tires of different types and sizes, such as one snow tire and one regular tire or bias, belted or radial tires, may not be used on the same axle except in an emergency.(e)Nonpneumatic tires. A vehicle specified under this chapter operated on highways may not be equipped with nonpneumatic tires, except an antique vehicle with nonpneumatic tires if originally equipped by the manufacturer.(f)Ice grips or studs. A tire may not be equipped with ice grips or tire studs of wear-resisting material which have projections exceeding 2/32 inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.(g)Tires and rims. The axles of a vehicle specified under this subchapter shall be equipped with the number and type of tires and rims with a load rating equal to or higher than those offered by the manufacturer.(h)Exceptions. Subsection (b), insofar as it requires tires to conform to the vehicle manufacturer's specifications as to tire size, and subsection (g) are not applicable if the Department has issued a permit under 75 Pa.C.S. § 4969 (relating to permit for movement of vehicles with oversize wheels and tires) authorizing the vehicle to be operated with oversize wheels and tires.The provisions of this § 175.95 adopted October 29, 1982, effective 2/1/1983, 12 Pa.B. 3862; corrected November 12, 1982, effective 2/1/1983, 12 Pa.B. 3947; delayed February 11, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 708; except subsection (b), effectiveness of which has been indefinitely postponed until further notice, to the extent that these portions of the regulations prohibit placement of oversize tires that remain within the body line of vehicles and require the rejection of inspected vehicles equipped with these tires; amended September 20, 1985, effective 9/21/1985, 15 Pa.B. 3353; readopted December 2, 1988, effective 12/3/1988, 18 Pa.B. 5362; amended November 13, 1998, effective 5/13/1999, 28 Pa.B. 5670.The provisions of this § 175.95 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103, 4301, 4501, 4521 and 6103.