Auto makers eye tags in car tires ; Computer chips would aid tracking for recalls.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) this month will release the interim labeling portion of a standard aimed at tracking original equipment passenger tires from cradle to grave.

The two-dimensional label covered under the first part of the standard gives each tire a unique serial number and ties it to a vehicle's identification number. This ``forces them (auto makers) to address the uniqueness that they're going to be getting and to track it and store that data,'' said William J. Hoffman, manager of auto supply chain for Intermec Technologies C