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Article: Agency to order that cars be equipped with tire sensors.(SENSORS)(tire pressure monitoring sensors )
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- Fiber Optics Weekly Update
- Article date:
- April 8, 2005
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Acting to prevent tire failures linked to deadly rollovers of sport-utility vehicles, federal regulators will issue a final rule requiring all new passenger cars and trucks to have individual tire-pressure-monitoring sensors by the 2008 model year.
Tiny microchip sensors attached to each wheel will signal if any tire falls 25 percent below the recommended inflation pressure and trigger a dashboard warning light. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has estimated the cost per vehicle to manufacturers at about $70.
Auto-makers must begin phasing the tire-safety devices into new models in September. All new vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or ...