Typical tire symbols
Tire size (→P. 624)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (→P. 623)
Location of treadwear indicators (→P. 626)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the
strands which form the plies in a tire.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→P. 627)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→P. 627)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the
tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube
maintains the air pressure.
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