470 SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE
EXAMPLE:
DOT MA L9 ABCD 0301
DOT
= Department of Transportation
• Thi
s symbol certifies that the tire is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation tire safety standards and is
app
roved for highway use
MA = Code representing the tire manufacturing location (two digits)
L9 = C
ode representing the tire size (two digits)
ABC
D = Code used by the tire manufacturer (one to four digits)
03 = N
umber representing the week in which the tire was manufactured (two digits)
• 03 means the 3rd week
0
1 = Number representing the year in which the tire was manufactured (two digits)
• 01 means the year 2001
•
Prior to July 2000, tire manufacturers were only required to have one number to represent the year in which the tire was
man
ufactured. Example: 031 could represent the 3rd week of 1981 or 1991
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