Published 2026-09-28
Write rotation, tread, and age so the next set of tires is not a surprise.
Tires leave the maintenance log because they feel like a shop product, not a visit. They still wear, they still get rotated, and they still have a date of manufacture printed on the sidewall.
You do not need a science notebook. You need one row when work is done, and a note when you measure tread or swap seasonal sets.
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Date, odometer, what moved where if the shop wrote it, and the cost. 'Rotated tires' is enough language if the invoice has no pattern.
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If the invoice or a printout lists millimeters or 32nds per corner, put that in the note. Do not invent depths from a glance in a car park.
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DOT week and year tell you age. A tire can have tread and still be old. One line in the row is enough: the four numbers from the sidewall.
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Winter and summer sets are still that car's tires. Note which set is on the car today so the odometer on the next rotation makes sense.
Brand loyalty, a photo of the waiting room, and a pressure check you did at a supermarket pump do not need their own service rows. Pressure is a monthly habit, not history, unless a shop billed you for a leak repair.
A recommendation to replace tires that you declined is not a rotation and it is not a fitment. Leave it out of the log, or mark it as declined in a note you will not confuse with work done.
The product page for the maintenance tracker is the log. This guide is the tire-shaped habit. The service checklist flags tires as a monthly look, which is not a substitute for a measured depth or a dated fitment.
No. Log work, measured tread when you have numbers, and new or seasonal fitment. Daily air is not a service row.
One visit can name both axles. Split only if you will remind yourself of two different due points.
