If you own a car, you also own at least four tires—five if you’ve got an actual full-size spare in the trunk instead of one of those humiliating donuts. At every level from single-car owner to tire ...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2014) — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 24 new tire plant identity codes — necessary for selling road-going tires in the U.S. — during 2013, double that of 2012 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a 9 investigation, Eyewitness News found some stores selling new tires that were actually up to six years old. Each tire has a code on it that will tell you when it was made. Some ...

Take a quick look at any tire, and you’ll notice a series of letters and numbers around the sidewall. These might seem like random gibberish, but they tell you lots of helpful information about your ...

Q: I recently bought P205/70R15 95 T tires for my car. I know what most of these letters and numbers mean, but what does the “T” stand for? A: The “T” is a speed rating, which ranges from “N” through ...

WASHINGTON (March 2, 2016) — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 1,100-plus new DOT plant identification codes for tire plants worldwide in the past year — although just 31 of them are for ...