Manufacturing Date

…can potentially have the longest lifespan. The British Rubber Manufacturers Association recommends that unused tires not be put into use if they are over six years old and all tires should be replaced ten years from date of manufacture. Our experience has been that when properly stored and cared…

…view taken by many tire manufacturers, Tire Rack isn't able to guarantee production dates. Tire Rack's expertly trained sales team may be able to help narrow down what may be available. How do I know when my tire was produced? Every tire has the date of manufacture branded onto the sidewall…

…by" date because there are indications a tire's environment and service conditions play at least an equivalent role as a tire's manufacturing recipe. Therefore, tire aging and tire service life depends on many factors in addition to simple chronological age. The following tire manufacturers and…

…tire manufacturer's warranties cover their tires for four years from the date of purchase or five years from the week the tires were manufactured. So if you purchase new tires that were manufactured exactly two years ago they will be covered for a total of six years (four years from the date of…

…and brake dust. Tire manufacturers' replacement tire warranties begin when the tires are purchased and typically last 4 to 6 years from that date. This allows the tire manufacturers' limited warranty to accommodate the time it takes tires to be shipped from the manufacturing plant to the warehouse…

…is on order, but the tire manufacturer can't provide an approximate in-stock date. We can make a projection based upon the last ship date and whether or not a production run is scheduled and past patterns. We are constantly following up with the tire manufacturers for up-to-date information.…

…Email Page to a Friend Tire Tech: White Sidewall Tire Scuffing / Discoloration / Storage Using white rubber to add style to a tire's sidewall dates back into the early 1900s. In those days, the white rubber of wide, whitewall tires not only added style, but also acted as the sidewall's outer…

…Low-intensity LED supplemental work light Every ContiComfortKit has a "use before" date printed on a seal that's placed adjacent to the instructions of the face of the ContiComfortKit. The date identifies the latex liquid tire sealant's forty-eight month life span from the time the…

…the date of their manufacture." "Environmental conditions like exposure to sunlight and coastal climates, as well as poor storage and infrequent use, accelerate the aging process. In ideal conditions, a tyre may have a life expectancy that exceeds ten years from its date of manufacture. However,…

…it could have new tread, it is still an old tire. Tire Rack's recommendation that a tire should be replaced ten years from the date of manufacture or six years from the date it is placed into service applies to spare tires, as well, so if your vehicle is six years old or older, it's probably time to…

…get asked when an item listed on "Back Order" will be available. When we list it this way instead of with an estimated date, it means that the manufacturer has been unable to give us an estimate of when the item will be back in stock. If you're willing to wait to receive the back…

…exposure to sunlight. Tire manufacturers' warranties typically cover cracking for a period of 4 years from the date the tire was purchased (receipt for the new tires or in-service date of the vehicle required) or four years from the date the tire was manufactured. There are a few conditions that…

…equipped with tire pressure monitor sensors. This represents most vehicles produced in the last decade and all vehicles manufactured from 2008 and onward. To date, the Bridgestone DriveGuard has been released in 32 sizes allowing for broad market coverage in wheel diameters from 15"-19".

…subject to time limits set by the tire manufacturers with most expiring 4-, 5- or 6-years from the date of purchase. This means that a 5,000 mile-a-year driver purchasing tires warranted for 5-years/40,000-miles would see it expire 5 years from the date of purchase even though they had only driven…