Tire Designations - Buick LaCrosse 2011 Owner's Manual

10-50 Vehicle Care
(C) Tire Identification
Number (TIN) The letters
:
and numbers following the DOT
(Department of Transportation)
code is 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.
(D) Maximum Cold Inflation
Load Limit Maximum load
:
that can be carried and the
maximum pressure needed
to support that load.
(E) Tire Inflation The
:
temporary use tire or compact
spare tire should be inflated
to 420 kPa (60 psi). For more
information on tire pressure
and inflation see Tire Pressure
on page 10 54.
(F) Tire Size A combination
:
of letters and numbers define a
tire's width, height, aspect ratio,
construction type, and service
description. The letter T as the
first character in the tire size
means the tire is for temporary
use only.
(G) 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.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :

Tire Designations

Tire Size
The following is an example
of a typical passenger vehicle
tire size.
(A) 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.
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