For instance, the tire seen above has a code of DOT DA08 JM1R 3011, which would indicate a tire manufactured in the 30th week of 2011. DOT R5HG FHR 404 would indicate a tire manufactured in the ...

There's a four-digit code stamped on the sidewall of all tires sold in the USA since 2000. The first two digits note the week—1 through 52—and the second two digits note the year of manufacturer.

At another tire shop on National Turnpike, the salesman didn't even know tires had date codes. "I wouldn't even know what the hell you're talking about age, how old it is," he told our undercover ...

Tires have a date of manufacture molded into the sidewall, usually in the format "XXXX." The first two digits are the week the tire was made and the second two are the year, since 2000.

The code on two of the tires Aaron bought in 2016 was 3510. The 35th week of 2010. They were six years old when he bought them. The other two were dated 2012, four years old at time of purchase.

In a sense we are more fortunate now — since 2000 — in tire date coding. The last four digits in the DOT/factory coding on the side of the tire indicate the week and year of manufacture.

Tires types of personally-identifying information that we collect about other people manufacture pages like these may include the person's name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

Under DOT Code, write the code listed on your tire. As an example, we used the Pirelli Tires code "CH" for the manufacturing facility based in Hanford, California. Quina Baterna/SlashGear Select ...

For example, the number 418 indicates the tire was manufactured in the 41st week of 1998 and is 10 years old. "U.S. consumers are left in the dark on this issue," said Kane.

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.