Sidewall Marking Flashcards

1
Q

What info are printed on the sidewall?

A
  1. Size
  2. Service description
  3. DOT
  4. UTQG
  5. Icons
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2
Q

DOT consists of…

A
  1. DOT
  2. Manufacturing site
  3. Product line
  4. Production date
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3
Q

UTQG stands for and consists of

A

Uniform Tire Quality Grading (not across bands)

  1. Treadwear
  2. Traction
  3. Temperature
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4
Q

E2 or ECE

A

European DOT

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5
Q

CCC

A

Chinese certification

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6
Q

JIS

A

Japanese certification

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7
Q

KC

A

Korea certification

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8
Q

INMETRO

A

Brazilian certification

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9
Q

BSW

A

Black sidewall

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10
Q

RBL

A

Raised black letters

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11
Q

RWL

A

Raised white letters

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12
Q

ORWL

A

Outlined raised white letters

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13
Q

WW

A

White wall

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14
Q

WW6

A

White wall 6mm

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15
Q

Star

A

BMW

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16
Q

AU

A

Audi

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17
Q

C1

A

Chrysler

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18
Q

F

A

Ford

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19
Q

HO

A

Honda

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20
Q

J

A

Jaguar

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21
Q

JEP

A

Jeep

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22
Q

K1, K2

A

Ferrari

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23
Q

KIA

A

Kia

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24
Q

LEX

A

Lexus

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25
Q

M0, M1

A

Mercedes

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26
Q

T0, T1, T2

A

Tesla

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27
Q

N0, N1, N2

A

Porsche

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28
Q

TPC

A

GM
(Tire Performance Criteria)

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29
Q

VOL

A

Volvo

30
Q

KD (BFG markings)

A

Key dry

31
Q

KDW (BFG markings)

A

Key dry wet

32
Q

KDWS (BFG markings)

A

Key dry wet snow

33
Q

KI (BFG markings)

A

Key ice

34
Q

KM (BFG markings)

A

Key mud

35
Q

KO (BFG markings)

A

Key off-road

36
Q

KR (BFG markings)

A

Key racing off road

37
Q

KSI (BFG markings)

A

Key snow ice

38
Q

KT (BFG markings)

A

Key tough

39
Q

KX (BFG markings)

A

Key extreme of road

40
Q

AS or M/S

A

All Season
Mud and Snow

41
Q

3PMSF

A

3 Peak Mountain Snow Flakes
(winter certified)

42
Q

AW

A

All Weather

(M/S + 3PMSF)

43
Q

AC or ACT

A

Acoustic

44
Q

ASY

A

Asymmetric

“This Side Out”
The tread is different on the left and right of the tire

45
Q

BLEM

A

Blemished (cosmetic defect)

46
Q

CPJ or RG

A

Rim protector

47
Q

DIR

A

Directional tread

Tread must rotate in one specific direction only (arrow on tires)

48
Q

DT

A

Different tread pattern

49
Q

DTD

A

Dated

50
Q

EV

A

Electric Vehicles

51
Q

DTO or DUO

A

Dual application ONLY

52
Q

GO

A

Marketing program

53
Q

GRI

A

Grip

54
Q

GRNX or GX

A

Green-X (energy efficent)

55
Q

HD

A

Heavy duty

56
Q

MI

A

Michelin

57
Q

MTP

A

Michelin Total Performance

58
Q

NT

A

New Tread

59
Q

PTR

A

Premium touch logo

60
Q

RCX

A

Retread

61
Q

RI

A

Rikeni

62
Q

SI

A

Survey tire (used for testing)

63
Q

SF

A

Selfseal

64
Q

SRTT

A

Standard Reference Testing Tire

65
Q

TT

A

Traditional tread

66
Q

TL

A

Tubeless

67
Q

U1 or U2 or U3

A

Blems with use or damage

68
Q

WIN

A

Winter

69
Q

XL

A

Extra Load

70
Q

ZP/STT

A

Zero Pressure / Self-supporting Tire (run flat)