Maintenance
Wheel size designation
Wheels are also marked with impor- The chart below lists many of the dif- 3. Checking tire life
(TIN :Tire Identification Number)
Tire speed ratings
G201003AHM
tant information that you need if you ferent speed ratings currently being
ever have to replace one. The follow- used for passenger car tires. The Any tires that are over 6 years old,
ing explains what the letters and speed rating is part of the tire size based on the manufacturing date,
numbers in the wheel size designa- designation on the sidewall of the (including the spare tire) should be
tion mean.
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
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.
Example wheel size designation:
7.0JX17
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
7.0
- Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
- Rim diameter in inches.
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
17
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 1609 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2009.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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