Beware Your Tire Date Code: How to Tell If Your New Tires Are Actually Old

You can buy tires that look fresh and still set you up for a bad day. Rubber ages. Winter is when you find out fast, because ...
WSOC-TV

9 Investigates: Some experts say date on tire age code is very important

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 ...
Tire Business

DOT added 24 new tire plant codes in '13

WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2014) — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 24 new tire plant identity codes — necessary for selling road-going tires in the U.S. — during 2013, double that of 2012 ...