DOT plant code 1EL
Bridgestonetire Japan CO., LTD./Hikone, Hikone, Shiga, Japan. NHTSA's record names the company on this plant code. It does not list brands, and the status field is not a finding that the plant is operating.
Data-quality note
The name is the company on NHTSA's plant-code record. The record does not list tire brands, and this site does not claim a plant makes a given brand. The status field is the value vPIC stored. Active is not a finding that the company or the plant is operating. Data last verified October 21, 2026 (UTC). Data-quality notes.
- Current plant code
- 1EL
- Former code
- EL
- Plant name
- Bridgestonetire Japan CO., LTD./Hikone
- Address
- 211 Takamia-Cho
- City and region
- Hikone, Shiga
- Country
- Japan
- Status field
- Active. This is the value stored in vPIC, not a finding that the company or plant is operating today.
Tires molded with the older two-symbol code EL point at this same plant record .
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