thanks for the reply...
Eric G


"Jim Chodrick" > wrote in message
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> Every tire sold for the last several decades has a DOT number. Look for it
> on the sidewall - the last 3 or 4 digits indicate when it was produced.
> For example if it ends with 0504, it indicates that it was produced the
> 5th week of 2004. If it was 054 then it would have been produced the 5th
> week of '94, pretty easy to understand after you look at a few of them.
>
> I wouldn't use it as a basis for buying new tires unless they were a
> discontinued line. Most all manufacturers change things up every few years
> so a tire that has a DOT of being produced 3 or 4 years ago is probably no
> longer being produced at all. Most tires stored in a cool dry environment
> will still be as good as new when put into service even 5 years later but
> may weathercrack soon after being used.
>
>
>
> "Eric Gironda" > wrote in message
> news:NfWjd.17179$5K2.9937@attbi_s03...
>>
>> "Patrick" > wrote in message
>> om...
>>> According to Sean Kane, president of SRS, tire performance can start
>>> to degrade after six years - even if the tires have not been used -
>>> because of the rubber's age.
>>> The council said tire components dry with age and can separate.
>>> Anti-aging chemicals in tires are active only when a tire is in use,
>>> the council said. The council went on to say that spare tires, tires
>>> in storage or on a shelf, or tires that spend a long time on a trailer
>>> or a recreational vehicle run the risk of premature aging.
>>>
>>> In the United States, consumers and tire dealers must decipher part of
>>> a serial number engraved on one side of a tire to determine the date
>>> it was manufactured. But there are no set recommendations on how old
>>> is too old for a tire.
>>>
>>> Makes you wonder about storing tires a set of tires for a couple
>>> years, remounting them back up, and then zipping down the highway on
>>> them, doesn't it?
>>>
>>
>> My curiosity is aroused, how do I go about finding the 'born on date'
>> based on my serial #'s?
>> I bought a used vehicle, the tire tread is still good on the old tires,
>> etc.....
>>
>> Just curious, you know?
>>
>> Eric G
>> (missing the 68 Sprint 200 cpe.)
>>
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