Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems are now a requirement on any vehicle produced after 2008. This means that there are already millions of cars on the road with these systems, so you can imagine – it is a great idea to become familiar with TPMS as more cars show up at the shop with this system.
TPMS systems are nothing new and not incredibly complex. What makes them interesting to service is how fragile they are and also how the different manufacturers approach operating and placement of these systems. In this video, coming soon to AVI, Karl Schneider covers everything from basics to trouble shooting and everything in between.
If a vehicle leaves your shop with the TPMS light on or flashing, you could be fined an upwards of $10,000. Every vehicle since 2008 has been equipped with TPMS in accordance to new government regulations, so this monitoring system has grown rapidly in population and has great potential to make quick maintenance sales that are now imperative to every vehicles general function.