147 M 150 TRACTION 43 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Michelin Brand Logo 2 Max load max press and max speed. USA regulation 3 Tire Architecture 4 M+S Mud and snow & 3PMSF picto 5 Traction new regulation (drive tire) Or FRT , free rolling tire (trailer only tire) 6 Specifity Code:7 different codes to track tire technical specifities. 7 Tire position code (Letter F for Front axle, D for Drive, T for trailer, Z for all axle ...) illustrated on a truck silhouette by an arrow that indicates the axle position 8 Tire Size 9 indicates added load and speed index (see chart) 11 Load and speed index (see chart) 12 Made in ..... : indicates where was the tire Manufactured 13 Place for logistic information: vignette, barcode & matricule number ex:PRZ6596G 14 DOT: departement of transport the last 4 numbers indicate tire manufacturing date 43: week 11: year 2011 15 Tire evolution number: indicates product generation 16 brazil or china homologation 17 Option name: indicates optional benefit of the tire Second part of Michelin Truck and bus tire new naming 18 Range Name: indicates usage of the tire (see naming chart) First part of Michelin Truck and bus tire new naming 19 Usage Pictogram: One per Range 20 Brand tire here: free space for hot branding 21 X ®: symbole of MICHELIN radial tyre, it's a registred brand 22 E2....: CEE homogation number 23 Michelin registred brand 10 Radial, tubeless, regroovable ,indicate radial structure of the tire, no inner tube, and regroove capacity 24 Warning: gives user information