Per mfr's recommendations for age of tires:It's too bad the U.S.A. doesn't have a Rubber Manufacturers Association like the Brits do. These are the people that supply the material from which tires are MADE- not makers of the tire itself. Presumably they'd know what they're talking about in terms of the makeup up of the finished product.
According to Tire Rack's Tire Tech site(not Capriracer's private blog- the other one) these folks issued the following warning in 2001:
Tire Rack Tire Tech wrote:
The British Rubber Manufacturers Association (BRMA) recommended practice issued June, 2001, states "BRMA members strongly recommend that unused tyres should not be put into service if they are over six years old and that all tyres should be replaced ten years from the date of their manufacture."
I actually think that even if not "advertised", most American companies follow the same guidelines, at least when ASKED about the subject. This may be partly due to raised public awareness after ABC aired that 2008
video on the subject of overage tires being sold all over the country.
THAT was a public relations problem, and the industry has definitely adjusted....
