UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2008.

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from ___________ to ____________

Commission file number 0-24209

SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


British Columbia, Canada	Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

5781 Lee Blvd., Suite 208, Box 243

Lehigh Acres, FL 33971

(Address of principal executive offices)

239-691-1873

(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [X]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Check whether the issuer has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes [ ] No [ ]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date.

The number of shares of our common stock outstanding at June 16, 2009 was 19,342,461,198.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to our Form 10-Q for the three months ended October 31, 2008 amends our Form 10-Q originally filed on May 28, 2009, and is being filed solely to include additional information required in exhibit 31.1, which is filed herewith.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Description

31.1		Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002** +

32.1		Certification pursuant to18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002** +


**		Filed herewith

+		The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed "filed" by SmarTire Systems Inc. for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements for the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.

/s/ David A. Dodge

David A. Dodge

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(On behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 17, 2009

SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC 10-Q/A