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Tires and wheels
1 Uniform Quality Grading Standards
(
୴ page 574)
2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
(
୴ page 572)
3 Maximum tire load (
୴ page 573)
4 Maximum tire inflation pressure
(
୴ page 573)
5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material (
୴ page 575)
7 Tire size designation, load and speed
rating (
୴ page 568)
8 Load identification (
୴ page 571)
9 Tire name
Tire size designation, load and speed
rating
1 Tire width
2 Aspect ratio in %
3 Radial tire code
4 Rim diameter
5 Tire load rating
6 Tire speed rating
General:
Depending on the design standards used,
the tire size molded into the sidewall may
have no letter or a letter preceding the tire
size designation.
No letter preceding the size designation
(as illustrated above): Passenger car tire
based on European design standards.
Letter “P” preceding the size designation:
Passenger car tire based on U.S. design
standards.
Letter “LT” preceding the size designation:
Light Truck tire based on U.S. design
standards.
Letter “T” preceding the size designation:
Temporary spare tires which are high
pressure compact spares designed for
temporary emergency use only.
i
For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.
For more information, see “Rims and tires”
(
୴ page 718).
i
For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.