8 CONSUMERINFORMATION,REPORTINGSAFETYDEFECTS&BINDINGARBITRATIONOFWARRANTYCLAIMS
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6.
Maximum load rating
Occupant Distribution: Designated
seating positions.
o Fournumbersrepresenttheweek
and year the tire was built. For
example,thenumbers3105means
the 31st week of 2005.
Thisnumberindicatesthemaximum
load in kilograms and pounds that
can be carried by the tire. When
replacing the tires on the vehicle,
always use a tire that has the same
load rating as the factory installed
tire.
OutwardFacingSidewall:Thesideof
anasymmetricaltirethathasaparticu-
lar side that faces outward when
mounted on a vehicle. The side of the
tire that contains a whitewall, bears
white lettering or bears manufacturer,
brandandormodelnamemoldingthat
ishigherordeeperthanthesamemold-
ings on the other sidewall of the tire.
Passenger(P-Metric)Tire:Atireused
onpassengercarsandsomelightduty
trucks and multipurpose vehicles.
Recommended Inflation Pressure:
Vehiclemanufacturer'srecommended
tire inflation pressure as shown on the
tireplacard.
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. Tireplycompositionandmaterial
The number of layers or plies of
rubbercoated fabric in the tire. Tire
manufacturers also must indicate
the materials in the tire, which in-
clude steel, nylon, polyester, and
others. The letter "R" means radial
plyconstruction;theletter"D"means
diagonal or bias ply construction;
andtheletter"B"meansbelted-bias
ply construction.
7.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG):
Tire manufacturers are required to
grade tires based on three perfor-
mance factors: treadwear, traction
andtemperatureresistance.Formore
information, see Uniform Tire Qual-
ity Grading on page 8-12.
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. Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
This number is the greatest amount
of air pressure that should be put in
thetire.Donotexceedthemaximum
permissibleinflationpressure. Refer
to the Tire and Loading Information
labelforrecommendedinflationpres-
sure.
Radial Ply tire: A pneumatic tire in
which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
Rim: A metal support for a tire upon
which the tire beads are seated.
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