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Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more). Tires for Passenger Cars

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995



Tires for Passenger Cars

9. (1) Every tire referred to in section 5 shall have permanently and legibly moulded into or onto

(a) both sidewalls of the tire, in letters and numerals not less than 2.0 mm (0.078 in.) in height,

(i) the tire size designation, expressed in metric units or Imperial units or both,

(ii) the maximum permissible inflation pressure, expressed in kilopascals or pounds per square inch or both,

(iii) the maximum load rating, expressed in kilograms or pounds or both,

(iv) the generic name of the material used in the cord of the sidewall and tread,

(v) the actual number of plies in the sidewall and, if different, the actual number of plies in the tread,

(vi) a word or expression indicating that the tire contains a tube or does not contain a tube, as the case may be, and

(vii) the word "radial" if the tire is a radial ply tire; and

(b) at least one sidewall of the tire,

(i) the name of the tire manufacturer, or

(ii) the brand name of the tire and the symbols that identify the tire manufacturer.

(2) In addition to the information set out in subsection (1), every tire that has a maximum permissible inflation pressure of 415 kPa (60 p.s.i.) shall have permanently and legibly moulded into or onto both sidewalls of the tire, in letters and numerals not less than 12 mm (0.5 in.) in height, words expressing a maximum permissible inflation pressure in kilopascals or in pounds per square inch, or both, between shoulder and bead of the tire in such a manner that the words are not obstructed by the rim flange.

Established by

SOR/95-148 21 March, 1995 pursuant to subsection 3 (2) and sections 5, 7, 10 and 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective April 12, 1995


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