An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Home : Articles
Would you stake your life, right now, on the condition of your equipment?
Articles
NEWS | Dec. 20, 2022

FMTV: Mixing Goodyear® and Michelin® Tires

BLUF: You can mix Michelin® 395/85R20 XZL+ Load Range J and Goodyear® 395/85R20 MV/T Load Range G tires on FMTVs.

USAF FMTVs offloading supplies for Saipan
Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Brusseau

There’s been some confusion surrounding the mixing of the Michelin® 395/85R20 XZL+ Load Range J and Goodyear® 395/85R20 MV/T Load Range G tires on FMTVs.
        
TACOM says these tires were thoroughly tested, and analysis proves that the tires are compatible on FMTVs to include FMTV A1P2 (2 1/2-ton and 5-ton) trucks. That means the tires can be mixed on the same FMTV truck, including the same axle.
        
Although you can mix the tires, it’s still a good maintenance practice to have the same tread pattern on the front axle. This applies to LTAS and non-LTAS FMTVs.
        
Be aware that when you order a tire and wheel assembly with NSN 2530-01-500-4619 (FMTV A1) or NSN 2530-01-571-5857 (FMTV A2), they’re rebuilt by depot. You could receive either Michelin® 395/85R20 XZL+ Load Range J or Goodyear® 395/85R20 MV/T Load Range G tires or both. The tires have been combined under NSN 2610‐01‐658‐1299.
FMTV
general tactical trailers
Want to get better search results faster? 
Click the link below to access our "how to" guide.
After entering a keyword, you must hit or click the Search bar/box below for the function to work.
Simply hitting Return won't yield results.
LOGSA Links/URLs
Note about links to archive articles

If you come across a link to a pre-2014 PS Magazine issue or article that uses LOGSA in the web address (URL), use this link instead:
 
For issues/articles from 2014 and after, click on the Archive/Index tab in the top menu of this website.
BE ADVISED: With the migration to Army365, emails in older articles may still reflect an @mail.mil address. To update, change the domain to @army.mil