CONSUMER INFORMATION 8
7
o Wheel size designation
o Tire speed ratings
3. Checking tire life (TIN : Tire
Identification Number)
Wheelsarealsomarkedwithimportant
information that you need if you ever
have to replace one. The following ex-
plains what the letters and numbers in
the wheel size designation mean.
Thechartbelowlistsmanyofthediffer-
ent speed ratings currently being used
for passenger car tires. The speed rat-
ingispartofthetiresizedesignationon
the sidewall of the tire. This symbol
corresponds to that tire's designed
maximum safe operating speed.
Any tires that are over 6 years old,
based on the manufacturing date, (in-
cluding the spare tire) should be re-
placed by new ones. You can find the
manufacturingdateonthetiresidewall
(possibly on the inside of the wheel),
displaying the DOT Code. The DOT
Code is a series of numbers on a tire
consisting of numbers and English let-
ters. The manufacturing date is desig-
natedbythelastfourdigits(characters)
of the DOT code.
Example wheel size designation:
5.5JX15
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
5.5
- Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
- Rim diameter in inches.
15
S
T
H
V
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
ThefrontpartoftheDOTmeansaplant
codenumber,tiresizeandtreadpattern
andthelastfournumbersindicateweek
andyearmanufactured.
Z
(149
mph)
Forexample:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1611 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2011.
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