Date?

[Renzo]

Are there any indication or markings on tries of when they were manufactured ? a date or something, so that when you purchase new tires you can be assured that the tires have not been sitting around for a long time.

[Dean_BMW]

I think the DOT serial number system described on this page is what you are looking for.

http://www.tireguides.com/tip1.html

[messenger13]

From the title of this thread...I wrongly assumed that Renzo was getting a little lonely and looking for some action. :D

[frankinmilpitas]

I found this here: http://www.kumhousa.com/dot/DOTRegister.asp

Example:





Ecsta MX 275/40ZR17 DOT H2MW YAU 3701

Let's break it apart: DOT • H2 • MW • YAU • 3701








"DOT" means the tire is certified to meet or exceed the standards of the Department of Transportation's saftey standards.

"H2" designates at which manufacturing plant this tire was made at. "H2" is Kumho's Kwang ju, South Korea plant. "YO" is Kumho's Koksung, South Korea plant. "4T" is Kumho's Nanjing, China plant.

"MW" is the tire size (in this case, 275/40ZR17). These codes differ from size to size and even between manufacturers.

"YAU" is a grouping of 3 or 4 characters that can used by the manufacturer to designate the brand or other significant characteristics of that tire.

"3701" is a date code stamp. The first two digits represent the week, and the last two the year. In the above example, this tire was made in the 37th week of 2001. (In older tires, this can be a three digit code where the first two digits are the week and the last digit is that decade's year.)

[Renzo]

Thanks........