Rotating your car's tires may not seem like a big deal compared other common car maintenance tasks, but it's actually hugely important for your overall safety.

U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association recently partnered with Discount Tire and Ipsos on a survey showing drivers lack knowledge about tire safety, specifically pressure, tread and rotation.

Lack of rotation also could lead to two of the tires wearing sooner than the other two, so the hassle would be in buying new ones. Finally, if you have all-wheel-drive, the expensive viscous ...

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The owner’s manual states tire rotation every 5,000 miles using the “X” pattern. My national-chain tire retailer rotated my tires twice using the front-to-back, same side pattern.

Now if you had rotated the tires routinely every 8,000 miles at a cost of $20 per rotation, all four tires may have lasted 40,000 miles before replacement was needed.

Trailer tire rotation should be the same as the drive tires. There is no restriction on crisscross rotation, including directional steer tires that have worn 50 percent or more of the original tread.

If your tires were purchased from a tire dealer, they may include free rotation; that savings can be significant, too, since you may need to have the tires rotated five to ten times during their life.

A total of 541,632 tires may be impacted, the announcement read. A list of impacted tires can be found at www.static.nhtsa.gov . Notification letters should be mailed to owners by Feb. 1.

Tire Rotation: What You Need to Know. By Rick Popely. January 24, 2017. Share ... Tire manufacturers typically recommend rotating tires every 6,000 to 8,000 miles.