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Maintenance
Tire speed ratings
G201003AHM
The chart below lists many of the dif- 3. Checking tire life (TIN :Tire
WARNING - Tire age
Tires degrade over time, even
when they are not being used.
Identification Number)
ferent speed ratings currently being
used for passenger car tires. The Any tires that are over 6 years old,
speed rating is part of the tire size based on the manufacturing date,
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
Regardless of the remaining
tread, we recommend that tires
be replaced after approximately
six (6) years of normal service.
Heat caused by hot climates or
frequent high loading condi-
tions can accelerate the aging
process. Failure to follow this
warning can result in sudden
tire failure, which could lead to
a loss of control and an acci-
dent involving serious injury or
death.
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.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
240 km/h (149 mph)
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.
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1610 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2010.
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