TPMS Sensors
I106 St. Tire & Wheel is delighted to report that we are one of the most fully equipped and knowledgeable shops in the NYC/Tri-state area with all the latest tech equipment, computers and a full stock of replacement sensors.
Here's some information one of our employees wrote for a popular blog about this topic:
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Tire Pressure Monitoring Goes 21st Century:
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are now mandated by federal law (commencing on Sept. 1, 2007) in all new passenger vehicles manufactured in the US and, also, this trend is international.
Monitoring your tire pressure, therefore, will dramatically change. Like most everything else in our world today, tire pressure will become a digital display.
The TPMS electronic system will monitor real time tire pressure on your dashboard and automatically display a warning when tire pressure is low or high.
Since under-inflated tires are the #1 cause of tire failure, this technology improves road safety by preventing accidents, saving hundreds of lives and thousands of injuries each year, lost wages, property damage, etc.
Tire pressure monitoring sensors are attached to the back of the valve stem on each tire and will not only show tire pressure but they will also display temperature of the tire.
The result? Road safety dramatically increases says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA estimates that in the United States almost 550 people lose their lives each year because of tire defects. By adding TPMS, 120 lives can be saved annually and about 8500 injuries can be avoided.
The NHTSA isn't alone in its findings.
The French Institution for Road Safety (Sécurité Routière) has estimated that approximately 9% of fatal accidents are caused by under-inflated tires.
Additionally, Germany's DEKRA estimates that as many as 41% of all accidents maybe caused by tire problems.
And, by the way…TPMS is helpful for a greener tomorrow. In a more eco-friendly world with TPMS equipped vehicles get better gas mileage (saving you more than 3 % for each tank of gas you use) when tires are inflated properly. This helps the environment by reducing the use of gasoline and diminishing greenhouse gases.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has estimated that the proper inflation of tires could eliminate 250 lbs of greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle, per year. That equates to approximately than 57.5 billion pounds of carbon monoxide pollutants each year.
