Tire Designations; Tire Size - Buick 2013 LaCrosse Owner's Manual

emergency use when a regular
road tire has lost air and gone
flat. If the vehicle has a compact
spare tire, see
and
The letters and numbers
following the DOT (Department
of Transportation) 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.
Maximum load that
can be carried and the
maximum pressure needed to
support that load.
temporary use tire or compact
spare tire should be inflated to
420 kPa (60 psi). For more
information on tire pressure and
. inflation see
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.
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.
The
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The following is an example of a
typical passenger vehicle

tire size.

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.
The three-digit
number indicates the tire section
width in millimeters from
sidewall to sidewall.