Tires, Wheels and Loading
7.
H:Indicatesthetireāsspeedrating.Thespeedratingdenotesthe
speedatwhichatireisdesignedtobedrivenforextendedperiodsof
timeunderastandardconditionofloadandinflationpressure.Thetires
onyourvehiclemayoperateatdifferentconditionsforloadandinflation
pressure.Thesespeedratingsmayneedtobeadjustedforthedifference
inconditions.Theratingsrangefrom81mph(130km/h)to186mph
(299
km/h).Theseratingsarelistedinthefollowingchart.
Note:Youmaynotfindthisinformationonalltiresbecauseitisnot
requiredbyfederallaw.
Letterrating
Speedrating-mph(km/h)
81mph(130km/h)
87mph(140km/h)
99mph(159km/h)
106mph(171km/h)
112mph(180km/h)
118mph(190km/h)
124mph(200km/h)
130mph(210km/h)
149mph(240km/h)
168mph(270km/h)
186mph(299km/h)
M
N
Q
R
S
T
U
H
V
W
Y
Note:Fortireswithamaximumspeedcapabilityover149mph
km/h),tiremanufacturerssometimesusethelettersZR.For
(240
thosewithamaximumspeedcapabilityover186mph(299km/h),tire
manufacturersalwaysusethelettersZR.
8.
U.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN):Thisbeginswiththe
lettersāDOTāandindicatesthatthetiremeetsallfederalstandards.The
nexttwonumbersorlettersaretheplantcodedesignatingwhereitwas
manufactured,thenexttwoarethetiresizecodeandthelastfour
numbersrepresenttheweekandyearthetirewasbuilt.Forexample,
thenumbers317meanthe31stweekof1997.After2000thenumbers
gotofourdigits.Forexample,2501meansthe25thweekof2001.The
numbersinbetweenareidentificationcodesusedfortraceability.This
informationisusedtocontactcustomersifatiredefectrequiresarecall.
9.
M+SorM/S:MudandSnow,or
AT:AllTerrain,or
AS:AllSeason.
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Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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