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anyone see the story about the date stamped in new tires(manufactoring date)?It showed that sometimes new tires had been on the shelf too long and had begun to break down, causing blowouts and loss of tread. Dose anyone recall how to read those code numbers,so I can check my tires.Once had a set that started coming apart way too soon.............
 
Last 4 digits of the DOT number.
First 2 are the WEEK of the year
Second 2 is the YEAR
If you have a tire with only 3, that means it's before 2000
(268, would mean the 26th week of 1998)
 
Basic conclusion... TV hype.

Most tire stores cycle through the inventory way to quick to worry about it.

The show featured a small local gas station that had 1 or two older tires.

The dramma.
 
Dunno -
We bought some tires at Sam's club in August and one of them was dated the 14th week of 2003. It's not just the STORE, it's the warehouse....
 
I saw that story. It's something to look at, but I wouldn't get too overly concerned about it.

95% if not more of the chunks of tires they showed on the highways were re-tread carcasses from Semis. NOT PASSENGER CAR TIRES!!!! When a tire does blow out on the road, most of the time it's because of road debris like nails or other stuff, or the tires are just plain worn out.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
Oh yeah, retreads are a big business. And it is a fallacy to say the 95% of the treads on the roads are from recaps. Just isn't true. A new tire comes apart just the same. It has more to do with tire care than the type tire, most generally keeping enough pressure in them. Gotta use the external_link gauge. But it is true that you most of the rubber along the road is from trucks.

As for tire age, there are too many factors to set a time when a tire is too old to be used. Sunlight is the worst enemy for tires so if they are stored in the dark, they don't deteriorate very fast. Also the part that is exposed to the air really doesn't have much to do with the structure of the tire. The problem with all of this is that you aren't getting all the facts because that would keep it from being a very interesting story. Consider the source and their goals.
 
How many people have 25 or 35 year old tires on their old tractors?

Please send me all your new but out of date tires and I will make sure that you never have one of them go flat on YOUR car, truck or tractor.

This whole deal is an effort of tire makers in cooperation with the government and the socialist media to sell more tires and protect you from yourself. Next thing you know someone will tell us that we need to pour out and not drink any beer that is more than 3 days old. If that ever happens, you may also send me all your 4 day old beer and I will make sure it never leaves a bad taste in YOUR mouth.
 
OTR trucks use recaps, because of the expense. New tires can cost between $350 to $500 per tire and recaps might be only 1/2 that cost. The big boys like Roadway, Yellow, Fed-Ex, and UPS have up to 95% of their trailers on recaps. Iowa_Tire_Guy is right about tire pressures. That is the #1 cause of tire failure (non-commercial as well as commercial) Here's food for thought. Debris on the roadside include recap tire TREAD sections only, and NEW tire tread with jagged sidewall cords (those ugly gators!)
 
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