What is a tyre load rating?

The load index of a tyre represents the maximum capacity that each tyre can carry in kilograms.

Please see the below table which displays the maximum load in kilograms that each load index represents.

Load index	Max Load (kg)	Load index	Max Load (kg)	Load index	Max Load (kg)
62	265	84	500	106	950
63	272	85	515	107	975
64	280	86	530	108	1000
65	290	87	545	109	1030
66	300	88	560	110	1060
67	307	89	580	111	1090
68	315	90	600	112	1120
69	325	91	615	113	1150
70	335	92	630	114	1180
71	345	93	650	115	1215
72	355	94	670	116	1250
73	365	95	690	117	1285
74	375	96	710	118	1320
75	381	97	730	119	1360
76	400	98	750	120	1400
77	400	99	775	121	1450
78	400	100	800	122	1500
79	400	101	825	123	1550
80	400	102	850	124	1600
81	400	103	875	125	1650
82	400	104	900	126	1700
83	400	105	925