Interpretation ID: aiam2454
Shughart
Thomson and Kilroy
922 Walnut Street
P. O. Box 13007
(sic);
Dear Mr. Redhair: Your October 20, 1976, letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, has been referred to this office for reply.; You request data concerning the 10.00-02 'Inland Deep Drive 300,' tha was manufactured by the Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company, Mansfield, OH. Tire Identification Number WLZJAVN 503.; We have enclosed all the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for: >>>o New Pneumatic Tires, Passenger Cars, Federal Motor Vehicle Safet Standard No. 109; o New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars, Federa Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119; o Part 574 - Tire Identification and Recordkeeping o Tire Code Numbers Assigned New Tire Manufacturers. o Tire Size Codes<<< The tire identification number stated in your letter can be explaine by the use of the above data.; >>>'WL' - is the plant code for the Mansfield, Ohio plant. 'ZJ' - is the tire size code for the 10.00-20 tire size designation. 'AVN' - is an internal code for Mansfield. '503' - means the tire was cured the 50th week of 1973.<<< You also request design and construction information. We do not hav this type of information because it is proprietary. Also enclosed are copies of tire 'Care and Service of Bias and Radial Ply Truck Tires.'; We hope the above has been of some help to you. Sincerely, E. T. Driver, Director, Office of Crash Avoidance, Moto Vehicle Programs;