When your VCORSA tires arrive, compare what you ordered, what you received and what the installer confirms before installation. Keep those three checks separate: a correct item on an invoice still needs to match the delivered product, and an order match still needs to be suitable for the vehicle.
This checklist works for loose tires and wheel/tire packages. It does not assume that sensors, hardware, mounting, balancing or other services were included. Your order confirmation and the applicable product information establish what was purchased.
Start with one folder and one receiving record
Save the order confirmation, selected options, delivery information and correspondence in a folder you can share privately with the installer or support team. A phone album plus a document is enough. Give photos useful names such as “item A—label” and “item A—sidewall” so each detail stays tied to the same physical item.
Record the date received and the number of items actually present. If the order has multiple tracking entries, compare them before assuming a missing item is an order error. Keep an incomplete delivery marked incomplete until the seller confirms its status.
Use the VCORSA tire and wheel-package buying checklist to recover any selection details that were settled before purchase. The receiving record begins with those choices; it should not silently replace them with what happened to arrive.
Match each tire and wheel to the order
Read the actual label and molded sidewall on every tire. Record the brand, model, full size and service description, along with the order’s SKU when available. A matching wheel diameter by itself is not a complete match. Our sidewall-markings guide explains the notation.
For wheels, compare the product identification and documented dimensions with the order. Record which items are intended for the front and rear. Keep a seller’s stated specification separate from something you measured yourself or something the installer verified.
If a label, sidewall and listing disagree, take photographs and request a written clarification before installation. Do not choose whichever value looks more favorable. The original records make it easier for support to identify a labeling, picking or documentation issue.
Photograph a concern before changing its condition
Take an overall photograph and a close-up of apparent damage, missing pieces or an identity mismatch. Include the associated item label in a separate private photo. Describe what you can see, such as “cut visible near this marking,” without diagnosing the tire’s internal condition.
Retain the packaging and labels while the concern is being resolved, and ask support which materials it needs. This is a practical documentation step, not a statement of Vicrez’s return conditions, claim deadline or coverage. Use the policy applicable to your purchase for those terms.
Send Vicrez support the order number, affected item, clear photographs and a short description of the discrepancy. Ask what should happen before installation and how the answer will be recorded. Do not have a questionable tire mounted simply to find out whether it holds air.
Use the ordered / received / confirmed sheet
Copy or print this table. Use one sheet per distinct size or assembly, and identify individual tires within it. Write “not ordered,” “pending” or “not yet checked” where appropriate; an empty box should not look like approval.
| Item to verify | Ordered | Received | Installer confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity and product identity | Order line and SKU | Count, model and labels | Exact products assessed |
| Tire specification | Full size and service description | Sidewall on each tire | Suitability for the actual setup |
| Wheels, if purchased | Part number and specified dimensions | Labels and item identity | Compatibility with tire and vehicle |
| Intended positions | Front/rear selections | Items assigned to each group | Final position of each assembly |
| TPMS, if selected | Sensor/service option | Documented parts or service | Applicable setup completed or pending |
| Mounting and balancing | Selected services | Delivery paperwork | Condition and any remaining work |
| Hardware/accessories | Specific ordered items | Contents matched to order | Correct items for the application |
| Condition or discrepancy | Relevant order notes | Photos and description | Finding, resolution and next action |
The last column belongs to the service conversation. Receiving all the ordered parts does not complete that column, and a preassembled package still needs a vehicle-specific installation check.
Give the installer the complete vehicle setup
Provide the year, model, trim, drivetrain and relevant brake, suspension, wheel or body changes. Bring the vehicle’s tire placard information and applicable manual, plus the exact wheel and tire details. Describe the intended use and normal loading so the shop can identify the requirements that apply.
Ask the installer to verify the tire/rim combination and vehicle clearances using the relevant documentation. USTMA’s care and service manual, printed page 37 explains that acceptable rim width and load capacity do not by themselves establish clearance throughout steering and suspension movement. Our driving-clearance guide helps frame the questions to ask.
Keep mounting and inflation work with trained professionals using suitable equipment. USTMA’s low-profile tire mounting bulletin addresses equipment, rim inspection and TPMS service considerations. An owner’s delivery check is not a substitute for those procedures.
Ask for a useful installation closeout
Before collecting the vehicle, ask the shop to document these results on the work order or an attached note:
- Identity and position: which tire/wheel assembly was installed at each corner, with any front/rear differences identified.
- Mounting markings: the required direction or inward/outward orientation was checked. Use our directional and asymmetric tire guide for the vocabulary.
- Inflation requirement: the target for the actual setup, the source of that target and the condition in which it should be checked.
- TPMS work: the applicable service or relearn procedure, its completion status and any remaining warning requiring attention.
- Hardware and follow-up: the application-specific fastening instructions, any required recheck and who will perform it.
- Open issues: anything still awaiting inspection, documentation, a part or a support response.
Do not substitute the tire’s sidewall maximum for the vehicle’s recommended cold pressure. NHTSA’s tire guidance identifies the vehicle label and owner’s manual as the starting references. A changed fitment needs the appropriate requirement confirmed for that setup; this checklist supplies no universal psi or wheel-torque value.
Keep the record useful after the first drive
Add the installation date, odometer reading, invoice and next service instruction to the same folder. Complete the tire identification and registration record while labels and both-sidewall photographs are available. Then carry routine observations into the monthly tire-care checklist.
If you notice pressure loss, new noise or vibration, contact a tire service professional; NHTSA identifies these as reasons for professional assessment. Describe when the symptom started and provide the installation record. Do not treat an unresolved concern as a normal part of a new purchase.
Common questions
Does this checklist mean every package includes TPMS and balancing?
No. Check the exact options and services shown on your order. Ask support to clarify anything missing or ambiguous, then have the installer identify any additional work needed for the vehicle.
Should I remove labels immediately?
Photograph the product identifiers first and coordinate with the installer about retaining useful information. Do not let a discarded label become the only lost link between a tire and its order line.
What should I do if only one tire differs from the order?
Identify that individual tire, keep its photographs with the order and contact support before it is installed. Record the answer and resolution, even if the remaining items match.
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