here's what "The Pocket Ref"* has to say..."the code is XXYY MMM999. The XX is the manufacturer, the YY is the tire size. MMM is the optional tire code and the 999 is the date of manufacture. For more details request a copy of "Part 574 - Tire Code" from the U.S. Departmant of Transportation."

* an absolutely indispensible book from Sequoia Press. Don't leave home without it!

Jim Arnott List Admin WetWesties Union, OR ------------------------------------------- If the last group in the serial number is a total of 3, then the tire was made in 99 and back. Of the 3, the 1st 2 are the week, the last is the year. i.e. 269 = last week of June 1999. If the last group is 4 numbers, 1st 2 are week, 2nd 2 are year. Should be 00 or 01. ----------------------------------------- I'm sure that I've done this before, but I can't find it in the archives so...

Alliance Tire and Rubber (Israel) - CD Armstrong Rubber - CE, CF, CH, CV Avon Rubber (England) - AT BF Goodrich - BA to BP Bridgestone Tire - EH to EP Carlisle Tire and Rubber - UU CEAT (Italy) - HT, HU, HV Continental Gummiwerke - CM to CU Cooper tire and Rubber - UP, UT Dayton Tire and Rubber - HX, HY Denman Rubber - DY Dunlop Tyre and Rubber - DA to DU Firestone Tire and Rubber - VA to VY, WA to WJ Gates Rubber - BW, BX, BY General Tire - AA to AH Goodyear Tire and Rubber - MA to MY, NA to NY, PA to PF Hung Ah Tire (Korea) - EF Inoue Rubber (Japan) - CJ IRI Intl Rubber - BV Kelly-Springfield Rubber - PH to PY, TA to TY, UA to UN Kleber-Colombes - EV to EY Kyowa Rubber Industry (Japan) - UV Lee Tire and Rubber - JA to JY, KA to KY, LA to LF Madras Rubber (India) - WT Mansfield-Denman (Canada) - LV, WL McCreary Tire and Rubber - CY Metzeler AG - EA, EB, EC Michelin - FF to FY, HA to HP Mitsuboshi Belting - LX, LY Mohawk Rubber - CA, CB, CC Nitto Tire (Japan) - EE Okamoto-Riken (Japan) - ED Olympic Tire and Rubber (Australia) - WM, WN Phoenix Gummiwerke AG - AX, AY Pirelli Tire - XA to XP Sampson Tire and Rubber - AW Semperit Gummiwerke AG - BT, BU Sieberling Tire and Rubber - AV Sumitomo Rubber Industries - ET, EU Toyo Rubber Industry - CW, CX Trelleborg Rubber (Sweden) - LW Uniroyal Inc - AJ to AP, LH to LU, AU Veith-Pirelli AG - XT Vredestine (Netherlands) - DV, DW, DX Yokohama Rubber FA to FE

Now don't lose it this time!

Jim ----------------------------- Let me add this list. http://www.harriger.com/tires.htm

On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:58:24 -0400 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes: > Can you get the alpha-numeric manufacturer's code off of them? You > can > find out who really makes them. My Kirklands where made in New > Zealand by > Bridgeston/Firestone. > > Jay > > > > > Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 04/11/2002 > 04:03:46 PM > > Please respond to Willolyn99@AOL.COM > > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > cc: > Subject: Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires > > > By popular demand, this is what I have... > > I bought these at Big O tires, here in the Phoenix area. They are > an > inexpensive brand, Max Miler, and they are made in Indonesia. That > may be > a > house brand for all I know. They are 185R14C 8ply LT radials (tall > skinny > tires). The plys are steel, polyester, and nylon. The sidewalls > are 2 ply > polyester. It is rated max load 1875 at 65 psi. Nothing fancy on > the > tread, > but here in Phoenix I don't really think about rain and snow. I > don't know > if they are noisy, because the wind whistling through the seals and > the > radio > are all I hear. I would like to share how many miles you can expect > from > them, but given the alignment problems I had and some parts wearing > out, I > think I got 35000 or so before re'tire'ment. I got them for $50-55 > each. > The price they quoted me last time was higher, but I told them what > I paid > last time and they gave it to me for that price. I don't know if > they are > on > the web or anything. > > That's my story and I'm sticking to it. > > Bill Marshall > 85 GL Tiico > Phoenix AZ > "snow tires? we don't need no steeenking snow tires" >

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