Excluded Specialty Tires
The following tires are excluded from the proposed regulation’s minimum performance standards. Please consult the
updated express terms for specific definitions and requirements.
- Competition tires designed for motorsports
- Winter-type snow tires
- All-season winter performance tires
- Used and retreaded tires
- Deep tread tires
- Tires designed for ATVs and other off-road vehicles
- Large off-road tires for use up to 99 mph
- Motorcycle tires
- Temporary-use spare tires
- Small tires with ≤13-inch nominal rim diameter
- Limited production tires (<15,000 per year)
- Tires sold for use on an emergency vehicle
- High load index tires (122 or greater)
- Tires not capable of sustaining speeds over 50 mph
- Space saver tires