First, look at the he sidewall code and second, check out the DOT (Department of Transportation) code. Let’s take two made-up tire codes and walk through what they mean.

For instance, the tire seen above has a code of DOT DA08 JM1R 3011, which would indicate a tire manufactured in the 30th week of 2011. DOT R5HG FHR 404 would indicate a tire manufactured in the ...

Look for the DOT code (Department of Transportation), which acts like the tire's ID. This code includes several numbers and letters, but only the last four digits matter—they show the manufacturing ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 13 new DOT plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including six for plants in China and four in India. This ...

Of the 775 codes listed by the DOT, 200-or nearly 25 percent-are assigned to closed plants, bicycle tire plants, retread factories or plants that don't make tires. In addition, more than 100 codes are ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 27 new plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 11 in China, three in Sri Lanka and two in ...

Listing of the 950+ U.S. Department of Transportation ID codes for new tire plants worldwide, updated to reflect current ownership status and sorted alpha-numerically by code; alphabetically by ...

Since the safety of our customers is paramount at Continental, we have decided to voluntarily issue a safety-related recall for the affected tires. The tires are identified with the Department of ...