Tire Designations - GMC LYRIQ 2023 Owner's Manual

338 Vehicle Care
Department of
Transportation Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards.
DOT Tire Date of
Manufacture The last
:
four digits of the TIN
indicate the tire
manufactured date. The
first two digits represent
the week and the last two
digits, the year. For
example, the third week of
the year 2020 would have
a 4-digit DOT date of 0320.
Week 01 is the first full
week (Sunday through
Saturday) of each year.
(4) Tire Identification
Number (TIN) The letters
:
and numbers following the
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.
(5) Tire Ply Material
type of cord and number of
plies in the sidewall and
under the tread.
(6) 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 0 352.
(7) Maximum Cold
Inflation Load Limit
Maximum load that can be
carried and the maximum
pressure needed to
support that load.

Tire Designations

Tire Size
The example shows a
typical passenger vehicle
The
:
tire size.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
(1) Passenger (P-Metric)
Tire The United States
:
version of a metric tire
sizing system. The letter
"P" as the first character in
the tire size means a
passenger vehicle tire
:
engineered to standards
set by the U.S. Tire and Rim
Association.