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Roman_Duck
Explorer
Mar 23, 2015

What is an exceptable DOT date code for new tires??

About to purchase a couple of tires, 255/80/22.5 XZE Michelin's. Been speaking with a Michelin dealer that excepts the Michelin advantage program,they have the tires at another dealer's location. The tires arrive to the local dealer and have an appointment for install later this week.
The dealer told me that Michelin ships tires to them that have older date codes, than I expected to hear.
In all fairness,I think that if I can get a tire that shows a date code of no more than 6 mos. that would be reasonable.
Am I expecting too much?. What is reasonable date code for a new tire?.

Did you buy tires and what was the age of the tire when you had in put on your RV?
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  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Mar 23, 2015
    six months is fine in my book, and I beleave the cracking problem has been taken care of. I,d buy the michilins . I still think michilin makes the best tire. and are worth a few bucks more.
  • bullydogs1's avatar
    bullydogs1
    Explorer
    Mar 23, 2015
    I purchased Continental Tires from simpletire.com and had them shipped to the garage 3 miles from my home..Michelins was 560 each versus Continental at 397 each...the tires were 6 months old which was right at the cusp at which I would accept..(they called me with date codes before shipping)....while sure I would like newer, 6 months was acceptable to me, considering the savings..and the Michelin cracking thing which is not acceptable to me... The nearest Michelin dealer that could install these was 90 minutes away minimum. Just as a point of reference, I took delivery of this coach brand new shipped from Indiana (it wasn't sitting) Sept of 2008, the tire code on those were 4407 .. so these tires were sitting for about a year before I purchased the coach..

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