How to Buy Union Made Tires (Updated)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.usw.org/media_center/news_articles?id=0409


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. Goodrich
Tuscaloosa, 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

Cooper
Findlay, Ohio.
UT

Cooper
Texarkana, Ark.

JU
PC
UK
Goodyear
Medicine Hat, Alberta


JJ
MD
PU
Goodyear
Gadsden, Ala.


DA

Dunlop
Buffalo, N.Y.

JN
MJ
PY
Goodyear
Topeka, Kan


JE
MC
PT
Goodyear
Danville, Va

JF
MM
PJ
Kelly-Springfield
Fayetteville, N.C.


CF

Titan Tire
DesMoines, IA

JH
MN
PK
Titan Tire
Freeport, IL


B
plus
serial # Titan Tire
Bryan, 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.