16 CFR § 1512.10 - Requirements for tires.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1512.10"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1512.10 - Requirements for tires."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1512.10"
section_name: "Requirements for tires."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1512"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375, as amended, 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262); Pub. L. 107-319, 116 Stat. 2776."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1512"
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# 1512.10 Requirements for tires.

The manufacturer's recommended inflation pressure shall be molded into or onto the sidewall of the tire in lettering no less than 3.2 mm (
1/8 in.) in height. The statement of recommended inflation pressure shall be in the English language utilizing Arabic numerals. (The following language is suggested to indicate recommended inflation pressure: “Inflate to __ PSI.”) After inflation to 110 percent of the recommended inflation pressure, the tire shall remain intact on the rim, including while being tested under a load of 2,000 N (450 lbf) in accordance with the rim test, § 1512.18(j). Tubular sew-up tires, nonpneumatic tires, and nonmolded wired-on tires are exempt from this section.