How to determine the age of your tires

Not certain how old your tires are, and don't have the receipt from your last buy? No stresses - this is a typical issue and we can tell you precisely the best way to discover. 

The most effective method to discover the DOT number on your tires 

In the event that you take a gander along the edge of every one of your tires, you'll see a lot of letters and numbers. While this may simply resemble a befuddling muddle, it's really helpful information. Search for a number that begins with the letters "Speck," trailed by a progression of 10-12 characters. This code, which is required by the U.S. Branch of Transportation (DOT), will reveal to you a few things: 

• Week, year, and spot of assembling 

• Tire measure 
• Maker's extraordinary code 

For tires produced in the year 2000 – present 

The date of assembling is the last four digits of the DOT code. The initial two digits are the seven day stretch of assembling, and the last two digits are the year. For instance, if the last four digits of the DOT code are 0203, that implies that the tire was produced during the second seven day stretch of the year 2003. Really basic, isn't that so? Be that as it may… if your tires were made before 2000, it gets more muddled. 

For tires fabricated before the year 2000 

The date of production is the last three digits of the code. The initial two digits allude to the week inside that year. For instance, if the last 3 digits are 022, it implies that the tire was fabricated in the second seven day stretch of the year, and the year is the second year of the decade. This is the place it gets befuddling - there's no all inclusive identifier that implies which decade, so in this precedent the tire could have been fabricated in 1982 or 1992. A few tires do have a little triangle following the DOT code to demonstrate the 1990s. 

Seeing an inadequate DOT number? 

On the off chance that you take a gander at the tires sidewall and see a DOT number that gives off an impression of being inadequate, that is on the grounds that the DOT's present guidelines require the whole number to be marked on just a single sidewall, while the contrary sidewall is marked with simply the initial couple of digits. To see the whole DOT number, simply look on the other sidewall. 

Hold tight to your confirmation of procurement! 

Whenever you purchase tires from TireBuyer, ensure you keep your affirmation email . At that point you'll generally know how old your tires are without looking at your sidewalls - and you'll be prepared on the off chance that you ever need to make a guarantee. Most tire producers' guarantees spread the tires for a long time from the date of procurement, or five years from the week that the tires were fabricated. In the event that you lose your business receipt, you could really restrain your guarantee inclusion. Here's a precedent: If you acquired new tires today, yet they were fabricated two years back, your guarantee would cover four years from todays date, since that is your date of procurement. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you lost your confirmation of procurement, the tires would be secured for a long time from the date of production, which was two years back. So your guarantee would end three years from today, not four, which means you could lose a time of inclusion. So document that affirmation email! 

Are your tires getting up there in age? 

Since you know the age of your tires, on the off chance that it appears as though it's the ideal opportunity for another set, we can help. Why not begin now?

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