Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations

Marginal note:TSD 119

• 4 (1) The following tires, other than tires of the class prescribed by subsection 3(1), are prescribed as a class of equipment for the purposes of subsection 3(2) and sections 4 and 5 of the Act, and must conform to the requirements of TSD 119 and section 6:

  • (a) tires designed for use on a motor vehicle with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg;

  • (b) tires designed for use on a motorcycle;

  • (c) light-truck tires with a tread depth of 1.43 cm or greater that are designed for use on a motor vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less;

  • (d) ST tires;

  • (e) FI tires; and

  • (f) tires with a rim diameter code of 12 or lower.

• Marginal note:Table III to TSD 119

  (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), Table III to TSD 119 is replaced by Table III to this subsection.

  Description	Load range	Test wheel speed		Test load: Percent of maximum load rating			Total test revolutions (thousands)
  		km/h	r/m	I — 7 hours	II — 16 hours	III — 24 hours
  Speed restricted service: 90 km/h (55 mph)	All	40	125	66	84	101	352.5
  80 km/h (50 mph)	C, D	48	150	75	97	114	423.0
  80 km/h (50 mph)	E, F, G, H, J, L	32	100	66	84	101	282.0
  56 km/h (35 mph)	All	24	75	66	84	101	211.5
  Motorcycle	All	80	250	100Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 1	108Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 2	117	510.0Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 1,Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 2
  All Other	A, B, C, D	80	250	75Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 1	97Footnote for Table III — Endurance Test Schedule 2	114	………….
  	E	64	200	70	88	106	564.0
  	F	64	200	66	84	101	564.0
  	G	56	175	66	84	101	493.5
  	H, J, L, N	48	150	66	84	101	423.0

  • Return to footnote ¹4 hours for tire sizes subject to high speed requirements (S6.3)

  • Return to footnote ²6 hours for tire sizes subject to high speed requirements (S6.3)

• Marginal note:Expiry date

  (3) This section expires on March 31, 2018.