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I think the stickers have been in that location (on Fords at least) since I've been driving: 1995. I remember my dad telling me that I should check the tire pressure whenever I stop for gas and showing me that I could find out the recommended pressure on that sticker.The Tire Information Placard became standardized for content, format and location in 2003. Prior to that they were kind of all over the place. I know I had Fords out of the '80s that had them in the glove box. But the feds wanted to make that info easy to locate and easy to read. This came along shortly after the whole Firestone / Explorer thing, so I think that there is a correlation there. As far as I can tell, the law dictates where the decal goes and what content it has, and requires manufacturers to follow suit. But I don't think it prevents a vehicle owner from removing or cover it up. Kind of like the air bag or rollover caution labels on sunvisors that no one reads. The only downside to removing it, I would think - other than loosing an easy reference for tire info - comes from resale. A perspective buyer might find it a bit fishy if its gone, assuming they know enough to look in the first place...
As far as it being in r response to the Firestone Exploder issue, I vividly recall borrowing my dad's Explorer shortly before the Firestone Exploder news for a camping trip, thinking the tires looked really low, going to the gas station for air, and then finding out the tires were already at the recommended 26 PSI on the door sticker, and my surprise that that was the recommend tire pressure.
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