Maintenance
Tire speed ratings
associated with the maximum The chart below lists many of the dif- 3. Checking tire life (TIN : Tire
load the tire can carry.
ferent speed ratings currently being
used for passenger car tires. The Any tires that are over 6 years old,
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- Load Index, a numerical code
G201003AEN
Identification Number)
W - Speed Rating Symbol. See the
based on the manufacturing date,
speed rating chart in this section speed rating is part of the tire size
for additional information.
designation on the sidewall of the (including the spare tire) should be
tire. This symbol corresponds to that replaced by new ones. You can find
tire's designed maximum safe oper- the manufacturing date on the tire
Wheel size designation
ating speed.
sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
wheel), displaying the DOT Code.
The DOT Code is a series of num-
bers on a tire consisting of numbers
and English letters. The manufactur-
ing date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
Wheels are also marked with impor-
tant information that you need if you
ever have to replace one. The follow-
ing explains what the letters and
numbers in the wheel size designa-
tion mean.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
270 km/h (168 mph)
300 km/h (186 mph)
H
V
Example wheel size designation:
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
7.5JX18
The front part of the DOT means a
plant code number, tire size and
tread pattern and the last four num-
bers indicate week and year manu-
factured.
W
Y
7.5
- Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
- Rim diameter in inches.
18
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1606 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2006.
7
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