tires
Checking the ol moho over for a big spring trip and the tires just didn't look right. Made a trip down to my tire guy and he says these tires are 5 years old and they are real iffy for even a short tr...
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All I could afford wrote:
Date codes are same way on all road tires since 2000. Check the other side of tire for the last four digits. Usually only on one side.
Ah ..... Not exactly.
Since 2008, the TIN (Tire Identification Number, aka DOT Number) is required on both sides of any road tire, except for the date code portion, which only needs to be on the side intended out.
But the format of the TIN dates back (pun intended!) to about 1970 - and it was only required on one side and typically that side was the side intended inboard.
