Hummer 2009 H3 Owner's Manual page 282

5-46 Service and Appearance Care
(D) Tire Identification Number
(TIN) The letters and numbers
:
following DOT code are the
Tire Identification Number (TIN).
The TIN shows the manufacturer
and plant code, tire size, and
date the tire was manufactured.
The TIN is molded onto both
sides of the tire, although only
one side may have the date
of manufacture.
(E) Tire Ply Material
:
of cord and number of plies in the
sidewall and under the tread.
(F) Uniform Tire Quality
Grading (UTQG) Tire
:
manufacturers are required to
grade tires based on three
performance factors: treadwear,
traction, and temperature
resistance. For more information,
see Uniform Tire Quality
Grading on page 5-62.
(G) Maximum Cold Inflation
Load Limit
can be carried and the maximum
pressure needed to support that
load. For information on
recommended tire pressure see
Inflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-51 and Loading the
Vehicle on page 4-35.
The type
Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire
(A) Tire Size
is a combination of letters and
numbers used to define a
particular tire's width, height,
Maximum load that
:
The tire size code
:
aspect ratio, construction type,
and service description.
See the "Tire Size" illustration
later in this section for more
detail.
(B) TPC Spec (Tire
Performance Criteria
Specification) Original
:
equipment tires designed to
GM's specific tire performance
criteria have a TPC specification
code molded onto the sidewall.
GM's TPC specifications meet
or exceed all federal safety
guidelines.
(C) Dual Tire Maximum Load
Maximum load that can be
carried and the maximum
pressure needed to support
that load when used in a dual
configuration. For information on
recommended tire pressure see
Inflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-51 and Loading the
Vehicle on page 4-35.
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