North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Subchapter D - ENFORCEMENT SECTION
Section .0500 - GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section 03D .0538 - TIRES
Universal Citation: 19A NC Admin Code 03D .0538
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) A vehicle shall be disapproved if:
(1) any tire has cuts or snags that expose
the cords;
(2) any tire has a
visible bump, bulge, or knot related to tread or sidewall separation or partial
failure of the tire structure including bead area; or
(3) there is less than 2/32-inch tread at two
or more locations around the circumference of the tire in two adjacent major
tread grooves or if the tread wear indicators are in contact with the roadway
at two or more locations around the circumference of the tire in two adjacent
major tread grooves.
(b) Tire depth shall be measured by a tread depth gauge which shall be of a type calibrated in thirty-seconds of an inch. Readings for a tire with a tread design that does not have two adjacent grooves near the center shall be taken at the center of the tire around the circumference of the tire. Each tire must be completely lifted from the ground for an inspection to be performed.
Authority
G.S.
20-2;
20-39;
20-183.3(a)(7);
Eff. October 1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2021.
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