Update for Nokian Tyres Noktop 21

Nokian Tyres says it has “improved” its all-season Noktop 21 truck tyre. The drive-axle pattern gains a new look and new features for 2024 while retaining its “time-proven” rubber compound, tread pattern and two-layer cap/base structure. Nokian Tyres Noktop 21 now comes in a broader width range of 240–280 mm and has added stud holes for every width, clear product markings for identification as well as the 3PMSF marking as proof of safe winter use.

“By creating new moulds and adding some improvements we gave the classic tread a fresh start,” says Teppo Siltanen, product manager at Nokian Heavy Tyres. “With the new 280 mm width, the Noktop 21 range covers the most popular tyre sizes very well.”

The real deal

According to Nokian Tyres, the Noktop 21 drive pattern has “become something of a legend in the transport industry” over the years, with its “good self-cleaning properties and remarkable traction” earning the trust of those who drive on wintry roads. This success has come at a price, with Nokian Tyres commenting that the Noktop 21 tread pattern has also been copied by many other manufacturers.

“Earlier versions of the Noktop 21 tread had a distinctive white stripe, which we later had to leave out for manufacturing reasons,” Siltanen comments. “Now, the renewed Noktop 21 has clear markings with model number, country of origin and winter symbols to prove it is the real deal.”

Nokian Tyres confirms the updated tyre’s retreadability. It also points out that the two-layer cap/base structure of the Noktop 21 makes it particularly suitable for all-season use. Siltaten explains that the “tread profile changes over the winter to become suitable for summer use.”