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10-1. Specifications
10
Vehicle specifications
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: Table 1—Occupant loading and distribu-
tion for vehicle normal load for various
designated seating capacities
Snow tire
A tire that attains a
traction index equal
to or greater than
110, compared to the
ASTM E-1136 Stan-
dard Reference Test
Tire, when using the
snow traction test as
described in ASTM
F-1805-00, Stan-
dard Test Method
for Single Wheel
Driving Traction in a
Straight Line on
Snow-and Ice-Cov-
ered Surfaces, and
which is marked with
an Alpine Symbol
( ) on at least
one sidewall
Test rim
The rim on which a
tire is fitted for test-
ing, and may be any
rim listed as appro-
priate for use with
that tire
Tread
That portion of a tire
that comes into con-
tact with the road
Tread rib
A tread section run-
ning circumferen-
tially around a tire
Tread separation
Pulling away of the
tread from the tire
carcass
Tire related term Meaning
Treadwear indica-
tors (TWI)
The projections
within the principal
grooves designed to
give a visual indica-
tion of the degrees
of wear of the tread
Wheel-holding fix-
ture
The fixture used to
hold the wheel and
tire assembly
securely during test-
ing
Designated
seating
capacity,
Number of
occupants
Vehicle nor-
mal load,
Number of
occupants
Occupant
distribution
in a normally
loaded vehi-
cle
2 through 4 2 2 in front
5 through 10 3
2 in front, 1 in
second seat
11 through 15 5
2 in front, 1 in
second seat,
1 in third seat,
1 in fourth
seat
16 through
20
7
2 in front, 2
in second
seat, 2 in
third seat, 1 in
fourth seat
Tire related term Meaning