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07-18-2008, 02:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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6-Year Shelf Life on Tires?
Someone at work sent me this link today. It's a video of an ABC News investigative report on tire failures in tires over 6 years old, even though they may have just been purchased from a dealer. Anyone know anything about this?

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07-18-2008, 03:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Someone at work sent me this link today. It's a video of an ABC News investigative report on tire failures in tires over 6 years old, even though they may have just been purchased from a dealer. Anyone know anything about this?
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Tires deteriorate over time. Do an internet search and you will find lots of info about this.
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Tires deteriorate over time. Do an internet search and you will find lots of info about this.
I was familiar with tires dry-rotting, but I guess it kind of surprised me that they could be out of date when they were just purchased.
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07-18-2008, 08:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Tires have a date code on the side telling the month and year of build. They are the last four numbers after the DOT markings
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