Online tire registration gets nod from NHTSA.(News)

Byline: Miles Moore

Electronic tire registration is fine as a supplement to current regulations, but it doesn't relieve tire dealers of the duty to provide registration postcards to customers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.

The agency's interpretation of tire registration rules pleased the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), which requested it. But that doesn't end the concerns of a private tire registration company that said it is "absolutely critical'' tire dealers understand they must still provide the registration ca