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Tire information—
—Tire symbols
CY20028y
352
This illustration indicates typical tire
symbols.
1. Tire size—For details, see "—Tire
size" on page 354.
2. DOT and Tire Identification
Number (TIN)—For details, see
"—DOT and Tire Identification
Number (TIN)" on page 353.
3. Uniform tire quality grading—
For details, see "Uniform tire quali-
ty grading" that follows.
4. The location of the treadwear
indicators—For
details,
"Checking and replacing tires" on
page 443.
5. Tire ply composition and mate-
rials—Plies mean a layer of rub-
ber−coated parallel cords. Cords
mean the strands forming the plies
in the tire.
6. Radial tires or bias−ply tires—A
radial tire has "RADIAL" on the
sidewall. A tire not marked with
"RADIAL" is a bias−ply tire.
see