Your tire's DOT code reveals its manufacturing date-most drivers miss this hidden expiration that turns safe-looking tires ...

Each tyre may have a different manufacturing date, especially if they were not bought together. Check the DOT code on all ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a 9 investigation, Eyewitness News found some stores selling new tires that were actually up to six years old. Each tire has a code on it that will tell you when it was made. Some ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 27 new plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 11 in China, three in Sri Lanka and two in ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (April 11, 2012) — The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) recently finished a multi-month project with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to update its retread plant ...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6)—The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued 37 new DOT tire plant codes—necessary for selling tires in the U.S.—in the past two years to 32 companies. Among the new codes are ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Your tires may be the most important pieces of safety equipment on your vehicle. If they're not in good condition, you're just waiting for an accident to happen. But the old ...

Production year - how to check the tyre’s age? In general we can say:. Newer Tires vs. Older Tires Rubber is an organic dating and it decomposes. Bonnier Corp. At ...

Even if they seem to be in good condition, your tires can become fragile if they are too old. It's in your best interest to check their age by examining a special code on the sidewall. Tires are a ...

Almost every tire and certainly any you should be looking at, new or used, will have a series of numbers and letters on its sidewall that can tell you just about everything you need to know about that ...