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 issues 27 new tire factory codes

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 ...
Tire Business

DOT issues 19 new tire factory codes

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 19 new DOT plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 14 in China and two each in India and Serbia.
Rubber and Plastics News

Transportation department issues 19 new tire factory codes

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 19 new DOT plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 14 in China and two each in India and Serbia. Ten ...