Since September 2007, federal law has required that every new domestic passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds be factory-equipped with a tire-pressure-monitoring ...

Analytics specialist Uptake is set to launch a product suite intended to aid carriers’ tire management and improve fuel efficiency. Chicago-based Uptake said June 11 the software is in the final phase ...

A tire-pressure sensor is a small programmable electronic device, located in the pressurized pocket made by a wheel and tire, that constantly measures the air pressure inside the tire. The sensor ...

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A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...

When this warning lamp illuminates on your instrument panel, at least one of your tires is 25 percent below its correct pressure. This TPMS sensor uses a lithium battery with a five- to 10-year life ...

As we head into seasonal tire changeover time, more than a few of us will be faced with problems with tire pressure sensors. Whether as a result of damage during the tire removal or from driving on a ...

The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is one of the most useful additions automakers have made to vehicles in the last couple of decades. Properly inflated tires improve handling, extend tread ...