Tire Designations - Chevrolet 2015 City Express Owner's Manual

10-30 Vehicle Care
(2) 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
Tire Pressure on page 10-35
and Vehicle Load Limits on
page 9-9.
(3) DOT (Department of
Transportation) The
:
Department of Transportation
(DOT) code indicates that the
tire is in compliance with the
U.S. Department of
Transportation Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards.
DOT Tire Date of
:
Manufacture
:
digits of the TIN indicate the tire
manufactured date. The first two
digits represent the week
(01-52) and the last two digits,
the year. For example, the third
week of the year 2010 would
have a four-digit DOT date
of 0310.
(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
of cord and number of plies in
the sidewall and under the tread.
(6) Single Tire Maximum
The last four Load
be carried and the maximum
pressure needed to support that
load when used as a single. For
information on recommended
tire pressure see Tire Pressure
on page 10-35 and Vehicle Load
Limits on page 9-9.

Tire Designations

Tire Size
The following examples show
the different parts of a tire size.
The type
:
(1) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
The United States version of a
metric tire sizing system. The
letter P as the first character in
Maximum load that can
:
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
: