How to Buy Union Made Tires (Updated)

How to Buy Union Made Tires (Updated)

The U.S. Department of Transportation requires that all tires sold in the United States carry a code which shows, among other things, the company and plant that made the tire.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation requires that all tires sold in the United States carry a code which shows, among other things, the company and plant that made the tire. The code would look like this:
DOT BE XX XXX XXX

The two symbols (either two letters or a letter and a number) which follow “DOT” indicate the company and the plant where a tire was manufactured.  For example, the above code indicates a tire made by B. F. Goodrich in Tuscaloosa, AL.  The following is a listing of all U.S. and Canadian unionized tire plants and their DOT codes.  By comparing this list to the code on the tire you are buying, you can be certain you are getting a USW-made tire.

Code	Company, City
BE	B. F. GoodrichTuscaloosa, Ala.
BF	B. F. Goodrich Woodburn, Ind.
VE YE YU 8B	Bridgestone/Firestone Des Moines, Iowa
D2 E3 W1 Y7	Bridgestone/Firestone Lavergne, Tenn.
2C 4D 5D	Bridgestone/Firestone Morrison, Tenn.
UP	CooperFindlay, Ohio.
UT	CooperTexarkana, Ark.
JU PC UK	GoodyearMedicine Hat, Alberta
JJ MD PU	GoodyearGadsden, Ala.
DA	Dunlop Buffalo, N.Y.
JN MJ PY	GoodyearTopeka, Kan
JE MC PT	GoodyearDanville, Va
JF MM PJ	Kelly-Springfield Fayetteville, N.C.
CF	Titan TireDesMoines, IA
JH MN PK	Titan TireFreeport, IL
B plus serial  #	Titan TireBryan, Ohio
CC	Yokohama Tire Salem, Va.

Firestone racing tires for the Indy Racing League (IRL) are USW-made tires.

Goodyear racing tires made in the United States are USW-made tires.

Goodrich racing tires or off-the road tires made in the United States are USW-made tires.

In addition to company brands, these codes will also appear on “Associate Brand” and “Private Brand” tires manufactured at the above plants. The key, then, to being sure of getting a USW-made tire is the DOT code. Be sure and check it with this listing.

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