how to read tire age
my mich tires are old but look great but there coming off in apr curious how to read the age . the DOT is B 3 J H thanks.
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
That is only part of the DOT ID number........full ID number is 10 to 12 digits long.
The rest of number will be on other side of tire.
The last 4 digits of that ID number will be mfg. dates (since 2000)
OR the last 3 digits will be mfg date (prior to 2000)
Look for complete number on inside sidewall.
4 digit---first 2 are week, last 2 are year (3711---37th week of 2011)
3 digit---first 2 are week, last 1 is year (378---37th week of 1998)
THE EXAMPLE I GAVE WAS: "DOT CC9L YYY1105" which is the complete and full DOT number. You may have missed it at the beginning of my post.
