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492 SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE
Tire Identification Number (TIN)
The TIN may be found on one or both sides of the tire; however, the date code may only be on one side. Tires with white side-
walls will have the full TIN, including the date code, located on the white sidewall side of the tire. Look for the TIN on the
outboar
d side of black sidewall tires as mounted on the vehicle. If the TIN is not found on the outboard side, then you will
find it on the inboard side of the tire.
EXAMPLE:
DOT MA L9 ABCD 0301
DOT = Department of Transportation
• This s
ymbol certifies that the tire is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation tire safety standards and is
approv
ed for highway use
MA = Code representing the tire manufacturing location (two digits)
L9 = Code
representing the tire size (two digits)
ABCD = C
ode used by the tire manufacturer (one to four digits)
03 = Numb
er representing the week in which the tire was manufactured (two digits)
• 03 means the 3rd week
01 = N
umber representing the year in which the tire was manufactured (two digits)
• 01 means the year 2001
• Pri
or to July 2000, tire manufacturers were only required to have one number to represent the year in which the tire was
manufa
ctured. Example: 031 could represent the 3rd week of 1981 or 1991
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