Tire plant codes in South Korea
Source: NHTSA equipment plant codes, last updated November 9, 2026 (UTC).
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. Which company filed a tire recall is a separate file: Who makes it? NHTSA status field; may be out of date. Active is not a finding that the company or the plant is operating. Data last verified November 9, 2026 (UTC). Known errors. Data-quality notes.
NHTSA stores 10 of these records as Korea. City fields on those records include Kumsan Kun, Chung-KU, Jinju, and Masan. This page groups that string with South Korea. The plant list has no country string North Korea.
| Code | Former code | Registrant | City | Name group | Status field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 27 | Kumho Tire CO., INC. Pyeongtaek Factory | Pyeongtaek | — | Active |
| 15M | 5M | Hankook Tire Kumsan Plant | Kumsan Kun | — | Active |
| 18E | 8E | Nexen Tire Corporation | Kyungsangnam-DO | — | Active |
| 1A4 | A4 | Hung-A CO., LTD. | Yangsan-SI | — | Active |
| 1EF | EF | Hugh AH Tire Company, LTD. | Chung-KU | — | Active |
| 1H2 | H2 | Kumho Tire Company, Inc | Gwangsan-gu | — | Active |
| 1H6 | H6 | Shin Hung Rubber Company, LTD. | Jinju | — | Active |
| 1J0 | J0 | Korea Inocee Kasei CO., LTD. | Masan | — | Active |
| 1JK | JK | Tovic Tire CO., LTD. | Changwon-City | — | Active |
| 1K0 | K0 | Michelin Korea Tire Company, LTD. | Yang San- Kun | Michelin | Active |
| 1L2 | L2 | Woosung Tire Corp. -Yangsan Plant | Yansan-Kun, Kyungsangnam-DO | — | Active |
| 1L3 | L3 | Tong Shin Chemical Products LTD. | Seoul | — | Closed |
| 1T1 | T1 | Hankook Tire Mfg. CO., LTD. | Seoul | — | Active |
| 1T7 | T7 | Hankook Tire Mfg. CO., LTD.Daejeon Plant | Daedeok-GU | — | Active |
| 1UA | UA | Nexen Tire Corporation | Changnyeong-Gun | — | Active |
| 1X1 | X1 | Tong Shin Chemical Products. LTD. | Yongdongpo-KO | — | Active |
| 1Y0 | Y0 | Kumho Tire Inc, Goksung Factory | Gokseong-Gun | — | Not stated |
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