BM, Awhile back Brian Ross of ABC News did an investigative piece about new tires that were manufactured years before they were sold. Every tire sold now has a code embedded on a tire's sidewall indicating the year and week a tire was manufactured. The code is at the end of a jumble of letters and numbers on the tire. For example, the number 419 indicates the tire was manufactured in the 41st week of 1999 and is 10 years old.
I would think that if you purchased tires locally, that you'd be in a better position to reject a "new" tire that was manufactured more than two years ago.
Here's a link to the video:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbWlHEAOC9U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbWlHEAOC9U[/ame]
George
Last edited by gryoung; 12-03-2010 at 06:05 PM.
Reason: Added web link to Brian Ross video.
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