Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Tires and Wheels Description and Operation (Tire Identification)

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Identification

Accessory and warranty replacement must use TPC spec tires.
An outboard orientation stripe is added to the tread surface, with an offset toward the outboard tire face.
All GM approved tires (Production, Service and Accessory) have a TPC (Tire Performance Criteria) code.
A replacement tire that lacks the original TPC code will not meet the performance characteristics of the original tire, even if it is the same brand, model and size.

Force and Moment
Residual Aligning Torque (RAT)
Rolling Resistance
Braking Traction
Driving Traction
Uniformity
Noise
Dimensions
Mass
Rev/KM
High Speed
Air Retention
Electrical Resistance
Automatic Mounting
Endurance (ATE)
Treadwear
Chip/tear
Groove Wander
Ride and Handling
Wet/Snow Handling

The TPC system facilitates tire replacement for GM customers on GM vehicle, meeting the same critical performance specifications of GM vehicle original equipment tires.

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