JimMayor007 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 When it comes to determining the age of a tire, it is easy to identify when a tire was manufactured by reading its Tire Identification Number (often referred to as the tire’s serial number). Unlike vehicle identification numbers (VINs) and the serial numbers used on many other consumer goods (which identify one specific item), Tire Identification Numbers are really batch codes that identify the week and year the tire was produced. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requires that Tire Identification Numbers be a combination of the letters DOT, followed by ten, eleven or twelve letters and/or numbers that identify the manufacturing location, tire size and manufacturer's code, along with the week and year the tire was manufactured. Tires Manufactured Since 2000 Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year. Example of a tire manufactured since 2000 with the current Tire Identification Number format: DOT U2LL LMLR 5107 DOT U2LL LMLR 5107 Manufactured during the 51st week of the year DOT U2LL LMLR 5107 Manufactured during 2007 ...read the full guide with pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTyler Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 could be useful if buying a car over the internet and cant tell from the pics... ask for a picture of the tire identification number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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