Accoustic/vibration sensor and tire assembly and method of construction thereof

A system for maintaining integrity of a vehicle comprises:

• other vehicles for accurately determining road conditions;
• a sensor mounted to a tire;
• a processor for receiving data from the sensor, the processor analyzing the data and forming a status estimation of the vehicle, the wheel, and the tire, the processor further transmitting the status estimation and a recommendation for repair to an appropriate party,
• the processor receiving the data through an intermediate device comprising a hardwired network, the processor being in communication with a common repository such that data from the sensor is combined with data from sensors of the other vehicles for cross-referencing and determination of road conditions whereby the processor recommends tire rotation, a traction control update, and vehicle alignment to the appropriate party and the common repository determines the GPS coordinates of a pothole.