I have followed many discussions on tires and have heard frequent comments on how old a tire is. Is there really a way to tell how old a tire is? From what I understand the way you tell how old a tire is is to look at the last four or three digits, depending on just how old the tire is. If the tire was produced in the year 2000 or after you look at the last four digits following DOT. Of these last four, the first two tell what week they were produced, and the last two tell the year. On tires produced before this date, there are three numbers. The first two tell the week and the last digit tells the year. Tire manufacturers only showed the last digit for the year because they did not consider that a tire would be on the road after ten years. So for a tire like a Michelin Redline, how can you really tell how old it is?
Thanks,
Kevin
Thanks,
Kevin