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9-1. Specifications
Tire information
Typical tire symbols
Tire size (P.491)
A
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (P.491)
B
Location of treadwear indicators (P.405)
C
Tire ply composition and materials
D
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
E
A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "RADIAL" is a
bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
F
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A
tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pres-
sure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P.405)
G
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P.488)
H
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
I
For details, see "Uniform Tire Quality Grading" that follows.
Summer tires or all season tires (P.405)
J
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