Well it's official!

moparmarks said

I have a spare, jack and all that. I checked the tire when the light came on it wasn't very low. I was coming into town and Discount was the closest. Also bought the tires there. This is in my 2002 mini van. I filled it up last night and came home. Just went out and pulled the tire and it is still full. I'll drop it off this morning. Discount does not charge for flat repair even if you didn't buy the tire there and they do patch on the inside, not just cram a plug in there.
They said that not knowing if the tire has been ran flat is the reason for the 15lb limit.
It's a candyass world we live in now days.

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Yeah, We adopted a patch-plug policy at the dealership, for legal, as well as sound safety reasons. Reason #1; once tires started displaying the service description, or just the speed rating, anything rated "H" or higher required a patch-plug to maintain warranties and the rating(I'm talking late '80's early '90's from memory here). So the private shop I worked in, which was a Dealer for Uniroyal & Delta tires, as such We made sure We had the Bowes patch-plugs stocked up. I know, many of Us have jammed a knarly string in a hole, even a sidewall to get by 'till it can be replaced. But professionally, today's legal climate means reason #2, liability; to sue-happy people & clueless/untrained techs that would use terrible judgement as to what repair is needed.
At the dealer, We adopted a policy of patch-plug only, and only between the last circumferential grooves at the outer row of tread blocks. However, We have added air in the service drive for customers. If it is low enough, the writers would page a tech to come out & look at it, if the customer just wanted to run & have it checked later.
It IS a Candyass world tho', ........