News Article about Tire Age Limits
Something we RVers know all to well, now "!!!EXPOSED!!!" in our ever vigilant media:
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American tire companies have helped to defeat proposed laws in eight states that would require inspection of tires for age. Safety advocates say aging increases the risk of dangerous tire failures.
Ford, GM and Chrysler all urge motorists to replace of tires that are six years of age or older because of the possibility the rubber in them could degrade and create a dangerous situation in which the tire loses its tread.
"If we are thinking about a universal practice that inherently keeps you safe, six years is a good place to go," said Sean Kane, a safety consultant for several state governments and lawyers who sue tire companies.
WATCH: How to Find Out How Old Your Tire Is
But the tire industry trade group, the Rubber Manufacturers of America, says the six-year limit is ”an arbitrary date” not supported by facts and has hired lobbyists to defeat laws that would require mandatory inspection of tire age.
"We oppose legislation that have some sort of age limit on tires," said Dan Zielinski, executive director of the trade group.
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The reporter stated that it was a "daunting task" to determine how old a tire is because the information is at the end of a long string of characters. And in the confusing Week+Year format and not the Month/Year format we're used to dealing with.
By the way, I've been told by a tire dealer (and only on one occasion) "Those tires are out of Warranty" and directed me to a notation of Four Years. So at least in some cases, we might be told warranty is X-Thousand Miles, where in reality we'd have only Y-Months to achieve those miles.
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American tire companies have helped to defeat proposed laws in eight states that would require inspection of tires for age. Safety advocates say aging increases the risk of dangerous tire failures.
Ford, GM and Chrysler all urge motorists to replace of tires that are six years of age or older because of the possibility the rubber in them could degrade and create a dangerous situation in which the tire loses its tread.
"If we are thinking about a universal practice that inherently keeps you safe, six years is a good place to go," said Sean Kane, a safety consultant for several state governments and lawyers who sue tire companies.
WATCH: How to Find Out How Old Your Tire Is
But the tire industry trade group, the Rubber Manufacturers of America, says the six-year limit is ”an arbitrary date” not supported by facts and has hired lobbyists to defeat laws that would require mandatory inspection of tire age.
"We oppose legislation that have some sort of age limit on tires," said Dan Zielinski, executive director of the trade group.
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The reporter stated that it was a "daunting task" to determine how old a tire is because the information is at the end of a long string of characters. And in the confusing Week+Year format and not the Month/Year format we're used to dealing with.
By the way, I've been told by a tire dealer (and only on one occasion) "Those tires are out of Warranty" and directed me to a notation of Four Years. So at least in some cases, we might be told warranty is X-Thousand Miles, where in reality we'd have only Y-Months to achieve those miles.
