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Tire Identification Number (TIN)
LookfortheTINontheoutboardsideofblacksidewall
TheTINmaybefoundononeorbothsidesofthetire, tiresasmountedonthevehicle.IftheTINisnotfoundon
however, the date code may only be on one side. Tires the outboard side, then you will find it on the inboard
withwhitesidewallswillhavethefullTIN,includingthe sideofthetire.
datecode,locatedonthewhitesidewallsideofthetire.
EXAMPLE:
DOTMAL9ABCD0301
DOT=DepartmentofTransportation
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ThissymbolcertifiesthatthetireisincompliancewiththeU.S.DepartmentofTransportationtire
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safetystandardsandisapprovedforhighwayuse
MA=Coderepresentingthetiremanufacturinglocation(twodigits)
L9=Coderepresentingthetiresize(twodigits)
ABCD=Codeusedbythetiremanufacturer(onetofourdigits)
03
01
=Numberrepresentingtheweekinwhichthetirewasmanufactured(twodigits)
meansthe3rdweek.
=Numberrepresentingtheyearinwhichthetirewasmanufactured(twodigits)
meanstheyear2001
PriortoJuly2000,tiremanufacturerswereonlyrequiredtohaveonenumbertorepresentthe
yearinwhichthetirewasmanufactured.Example:031couldrepresentthe3rdweekof1981or1991
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—01
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