What Does A Tire Dot Stamp Look Like?

[rtune]

I refer to the DOT stamp that tires on cars need to have - for blue-slippery ness and defect

notices and so on ...

Is the DOT stamp the US one? US Dept Of Transport? or is there some kind of australian

special stamp? Do they look like the attached picture?

Do Japanese tires (tires that were bought in Japan) typically have DOT stamps on them?

(I'd expect yes if it is the US DOT and no if there is an aussie DOT).

Edited October 22, 2008 by r34nur

[OzCarImports]

Check this link out.

http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/passenger/care/age.aspx

That looks like the date marking your looking at. I think it is the same as a DOT but dont hold me to it, as I am no expert.

Hope this helps

Edited October 22, 2008 by OzCarImports

[Beer Baron]

yes tyres have to be DOT (US department of transport) or E marked. if not they should have been replaced at compliance. most japan market tyres have either DOT or E marks but not all.

I'm not sure on the BPY but the rest is the date. feb 06. the DOT approval will start with DOT then some numbers E mark is an E or e then a number in a circle.