Toyota Venza: Tire information

Typical tire symbols

►Standard tire

►Compact spare tire

1. Tire size
2. DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) 3. Location of treadwear indicators 4. Tire ply composition and materials Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies in a tire.

5. Summer tire or all season tire An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S” is a summer tire.

6. Radial tires or bias-ply tires A radial tire has RADIAL on the sidewall. A tire not marked RADIAL is a bias-ply tire.

7. TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.

8. Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure 9. Maximum cold tire inflation pressure This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

10. Uniform tire quality grading For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.

11. TEMPORARY USE ONLY

A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase “TEMPORARY USE ONLY” molded into its sidewall. This tire is designed for temporary emergency use only.

• Typical DOT and tire identification number (TIN)
• Tire size
• Tire section names
• Uniform Tire Quality Grading
• Glossary of tire terminology