Load Index 131

131
Load index — max weight per tyre1950 kg / 4,299 lbs
Four of them carry 7,800 kg in total.
psi
Reference pressure — where that load rating applies36 psi / 248 kPa · 2.48 bar
Not a recommended pressure — set yours from the placard in the door shut. Below this, the tyre carries less than 1950 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 131 is on the tyre

It is the number just after the rim size. Here it is on an example 205/55R16 — yours will read differently, but the 131 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 131VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

131 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 1950 kg at 36 psi — 7,800 kg across four.

More on load index

Also moulded on the wall