Bickham Law

The importance of checking the age of your tires cannot be underestimated. Your life is literally riding on the tires you have on your vehicle and like anything tires wear out even if they appear to have plenty of tread.

Driving on old tires is extremely dangerous - especially those that have been stored outside or for example under/on the back of your vehicle. Even if a tire may look fine it will degrade over time even if it has not been used. This can lead to tread separation and a resulting loss of control.

How do you tell how old your tires are?

The sidewall of a tire has the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) number. The last few numbers are what you need to focus on. Tires made after 2000 have a four-digit numerical code at the end of the DOT number. The first two numbers represent the week in which the tire was made. The second two numbers represent the year. So for example: a tire with the last four numbers of 1208 was made in the 12th week of 2008.

Tires with a three-digit code were made prior to 2000. The first two digits still tell you the week, but the third digit tells you the year in the decade that it was made. It could be in the 1980's or 1990's. Since we are now in 2016 you should not under any circumstances drive on tires manufactured prior to the year 2000.

In fact, most tire experts agree you should not drive on tires that were manufactured more than 6-years ago. So if the last 2 numbers in the DOT number are 10 or less you should immediately replace the tire even if the tread looks fine. Tires will degrade and become dangerous after six years even though it may not be apparent.

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How to tell the age of your car’s tires.

Driving on old tires is extremely dangerous - especially those that have been stored outside or for example under/on the back of your vehicle. Even if a tire may look fine it will degrade over time even if it has not been used. This can lead to tread separation and a resulting loss of control.

How do you tell how old your tires are?

The sidewall of a tire has the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) number. The last few numbers are what you need to focus on. Tires made after 2000 have a four-digit numerical code at the end of the DOT number. The first two numbers represent the week in which the tire was made. The second two numbers represent the year. So for example: a tire with the last four numbers of 1208 was made in the 12th week of 2008.

Tires with a three-digit code were made prior to 2000. The first two digits still tell you the week, but the third digit tells you the year in the decade that it was made. It could be in the 1980's or 1990's. Since we are now in 2016 you should not under any circumstances drive on tires manufactured prior to the year 2000.

In fact, most tire experts agree you should not drive on tires that were manufactured more than 6-years ago. So if the last 2 numbers in the DOT number are 10 or less you should immediately replace the tire even if the tread looks fine. Tires will degrade and become dangerous after six years even though it may not be apparent.