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Maintenance
Wheel size designation
Tire speed ratings
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Wheels are also marked with impor- The chart below lists many of the dif- 3. Checking tire life (TIN : Tire
Identification Number)
tant information that you need if you ferent speed ratings currently being
ever have to replace one. The follow- used for passenger cars. The speed Any tires that are over 6 years, based
ing explains what the letters and rating is part of the tire size designa- on the manufacturing date, tire
numbers in the wheel size designa- tion on the sidewall of the tire. This strength and performance, decline
tion mean.
symbol corresponds to that tire's with age naturally (even unused
designed maximum safe operating spare tires). Therefore, the tires
speed.
(including the spare tire) should be
replaced by new ones. You can find
the manufacturing date on the tire
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.
Example wheel size designation:
6.0JX16
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
6
.0 - Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
6 - Rim diameter in inches.
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
1
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
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.
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1606 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2006.
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