CustomerInformation
TireInformation(U.S.A.)
H
“
H”isthespeedrating.Thespeedratingdenotesthemaximumspeedforwhichtheuseof
thetireisrated.
LetterRating
SpeedRating
99mph
Q
R
S
106mph
112mph
118mph
124mph
130mph
T
U
H
V
W
Y
149mph
168*mph
186*mph
*
Fortireswithamaximumspeedcapabilityover149mph,tiremanufacturerssometimesusethelettersZR.For
tireswithamaximumspeedcapabilityover186mph,tiremanufacturersalwaysusethelettersZR.
M+SorM/S:MudandSnow
AT:AllTerrain.
AS:AllSeason.The“M+S”or“M/S”indicatesthatthetirehassomefunctionalusein
mudandsnow.
U.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN)
Thisbeginswiththeletters“DOT”whichindicatesthetiremeetsallfederalstandards.The
nexttwonumbersorlettersaretheplantcodewhereitwasmanufactured,andthelastfour
numbersrepresenttheweekandyearthetirewasmanufactured.Forexample,thenumbers
457
meansthe45stweekof1997.After2000thenumbersgotofourdigits.Forexample,
thenumber2102meansthe21thweekof2002.Theothernumbersaremarketingcodes
usedatthemanufacturer'sdiscretion.Thisinformationisusedtocontactconsumersifatire
defectrequiresarecall.
TirePlyCompositionandMaterialsUsed
Thenumberofpliesindicatesthenumberoflayersofrubber-coatedfabricinthetire.In
general,thegreaterthenumberofplies,themoreweightatirecansupport.Tire
manufacturersalsomustindicatethetirematerials,whichincludesteel,nylon,polyester,
andother.
MaximumLoadRating
Thisnumberindicatesthemaximumloadinkilogramsandpoundsthatcanbecarriedby
thetire.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressure
Thisnumberisthegreatestamountofairpressurethatshouldeverbeputinthetireunder
normaldrivingconditions.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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