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- 2008 Mazda5 5MT Sport w/ Popular Package
Yeah, this is a repost but this is a good thing to know...
Some useful links I found:
Determining the age of a tire...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
Expired tires...
http://www.nbc4.com/money/7514897/detail.html
An excerpt here...
Crenshaw
SOME CARMAKERS AGREE. FORD SAYS "TIRES DEGRADE OVER TIME EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT BEING USED." FORD RECOMMENDS THAT TIRES "GENERALLY BE REPLACED AFTER 6 YEARS.
AND BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN RECOMMENDING "ALL TIRES INCLUDING SPARES MANUFACTURED MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO BE REPLACED." BUT PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FOR THE TIRE INDUSTRY DISAGREE.
Dan Zielinski, Rubber Manufacturers Association
If a tire is going to fail, it can fail for a number of reasons. Whether or not age can be a factor because we can't isolate age as the sole factor in its performance.
Crenshaw
THE TIREMAKERS WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO SET TIRE TESTING STANDARDS TO DETERMINE IF AGE AFFECTS PERFORMANCE BECAUSE, THEY SAY, THERE'S NO PROOF OF THAT NOW.
If you're wondering how old your tires are, you have to decipher the code, a series of numbers on the sidewall that begin with DOT.
FOR TIRES MADE IN THE 1990s, THERE WILL BE THREE DIGITS AT THE END. FIRST TWO DIGITS TELL YOU THE WEEK OF MANUFACTURE, IN THIS CASE 46. LAST DIGIT, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, 4, THIS MEANS 1994. SO THIS TIRE WAS MADE THE 46TH WEEK OF 1994.
FOR TIRES MADE IN THE 2000s, YOU'LL FIND FOUR DIGITS AT THE END. AGAIN, FIRST TWO DIGITS, WEEK OF MANUFACTURE, 26. LAST 2 DIGITS, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, 02. THIS MEANS 2002. THIS TIRE WAS MADE THE 26TH WEEK OF 2002.
Some useful links I found:
Determining the age of a tire...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
Expired tires...
http://www.nbc4.com/money/7514897/detail.html
An excerpt here...
Crenshaw
SOME CARMAKERS AGREE. FORD SAYS "TIRES DEGRADE OVER TIME EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT BEING USED." FORD RECOMMENDS THAT TIRES "GENERALLY BE REPLACED AFTER 6 YEARS.
AND BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN RECOMMENDING "ALL TIRES INCLUDING SPARES MANUFACTURED MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO BE REPLACED." BUT PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FOR THE TIRE INDUSTRY DISAGREE.
Dan Zielinski, Rubber Manufacturers Association
If a tire is going to fail, it can fail for a number of reasons. Whether or not age can be a factor because we can't isolate age as the sole factor in its performance.
Crenshaw
THE TIREMAKERS WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO SET TIRE TESTING STANDARDS TO DETERMINE IF AGE AFFECTS PERFORMANCE BECAUSE, THEY SAY, THERE'S NO PROOF OF THAT NOW.
If you're wondering how old your tires are, you have to decipher the code, a series of numbers on the sidewall that begin with DOT.
FOR TIRES MADE IN THE 1990s, THERE WILL BE THREE DIGITS AT THE END. FIRST TWO DIGITS TELL YOU THE WEEK OF MANUFACTURE, IN THIS CASE 46. LAST DIGIT, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, 4, THIS MEANS 1994. SO THIS TIRE WAS MADE THE 46TH WEEK OF 1994.
FOR TIRES MADE IN THE 2000s, YOU'LL FIND FOUR DIGITS AT THE END. AGAIN, FIRST TWO DIGITS, WEEK OF MANUFACTURE, 26. LAST 2 DIGITS, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, 02. THIS MEANS 2002. THIS TIRE WAS MADE THE 26TH WEEK OF 2002.
