this went around work the other day, and i thought it was common knowledge...it would seem otherwise.......


http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897


summary if you don;t want to watch the video:

look on your tires and the 4 number code at the end of teh dot markings
signify the date the tires was made you'll see 422 or 2102 or xxx or xxxx
the way the code breaks down is the first 2 numbers are the week so with the above example of 422 it would have been made in the 42nd week the next single or double number designates the year a single number means the 90's a double number means 2000's + so again with the numbers above

the first one with a code of 422 would be the 42nd week of 92
and the second number would be 21st week of 2002

anything over 4-5 years starts to get dodgy, from the article above they were buying tires that where 8-10 years old from discount and other large tires carriers "NEW" of the rack, so when your buying new tires be sure to check the age as it could shorten the life of your "NEW" tires considerably if the rubber has started to break down.


now ask yourself how much you believe this is an issue and make a personal educated guess your self, this is for informational purposes only and not to be used as any sort of gospel, as i have ran tires that are 14 years old for a number of years now with no problems on my vw bus on the other had i've had tires that just sat for 3 years start to crack, use your best judgment personally.


take care all and if this is common knowledge sorry for the post ;-)

Yep, saw that a while back.....still good info!

**rant on***
Not once did it say Discount tire. Sears, Wal-Mart, ma and pop shop yes. I take a little offence (panties aren't in a bunch though.) I work at a discount and don't let anything out the door older than 5 years and thats the used or loaner tire.)I personally havent seen anything go out the door older than 2 years. when we mount tires the DOT number is always out unless it is a directional tire. whenever a tire is asymetrical the DOT is always out. just FYI
***rant off***

the purpose of the post: Look at your tires age. very improtant. and another fyi the better quality tire the longer i will last not only on the tread but the glue is a better compound. one of the reasons a tire will seperate is the glue holding the tread to the carcass has let go.

not to get you down, but there is a sticky in the performance section about this. thanks for trying.

sorry watched yesterday so memory of brands eluded me, i'm a fan of discount and lez's (buy my tires at discount and have them fixed free by lez's)

this thread was about checking the dates not any company in particular.


sooo how about hooking it up with that employee discount lol ! j/k

no worries man like i said at the end, didn't know if this had been gone over.....


why is it in the performance section? isn't that for engines and such?
just being a laymen here..but i wouldn't have thought to search that forum for it.

performance includes tires. i do agree it should be in general discussions.

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does wheels increase performance?


i guess bling does make you go faster, just like my nuespeed sticker adds 30 hp's straight from the sticky paper back.

i could see tires maybe..just maybe they should be there, but rims come on?!?!


lol, whatever i like this board and the people on it at least i'm beginning to know where this stuff is stored lol.

Hey thanks very much for posting this.. I am in the process of buying new tires and didn't have a clue about this.

Everyday someone learn something new at T4r.org...definitely

Thanks for posting this i had no idea. Just not something i was ever taught.

Updated link, FYI

Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard? Video - ABC News

Or,

Dangerous Tires: Aged Tires Linked to Auto Accidents Video - ABC News