8-1. Specifications- Page 378

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8-1. Specifications

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Full-size tire

Tire size (

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P.380)

DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (

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P.379)

Location of treadwear indicators (

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P.296)

Tire ply composition and materials

Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies 
in a tire.

Radial tires or bias-ply tires

A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL” is a bias-ply tire.

TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE

A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A tube type tire has a 
tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.

Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (

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P.297)

Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (

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P.372)

This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

Uniform tire quality grading

For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.

Summer tires or all season tires (

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P.297)

An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S” is a summer tire.

Tire information

Typical tire symbols

A
B
C
D

E

F

G
H

I

J