Maintenance
Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists many of the dif-
3. Checking tire life (TIN :Tire
Identification Number)
WARNING - Tire age
ferent speed ratings currently being Any tires that are over 6 years old,
used for passenger car tires. The based on the manufacturing date,
speed rating is part of the tire size (including the spare tire) should be
designation on the sidewall of the replaced by new ones. You can find
tire. This symbol corresponds to that the manufacturing date on the tire
tire's designed maximum safe oper- sidewall (possibly on the inside side-
Tires degrade over time, even
when they are not being used.
Regardless of the remaining
tread, it is recommended that
tires generally be replaced after
six (6) years of normal service.
Heat caused by hot climates or
frequent high loading conditions
ating speed.
wall), displaying the DOT Code. The
DOT Code is a series of numbers on
a tire consisting of numbers and
English letters. The manufacturing
date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
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 accident
involving serious injury or death.
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
Z
112 mph (180 km/h)
118 mph (190 km/h)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
130 mph (210 km/h)
The front part of the DOT indicates a
plant code number, tire size and
tread pattern and the last four num-
bers indicate week and year manu-
factured.
149 mph (240 km/h)
Above 149 mph (240 km/h)
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1615 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2015.
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