Hidden Tire Dangers

YoMike · 06-10-08, 05:10

Hidden Tire Dangers, are your tires over 6 years old?
Watch this vid it's important!
YouTube - ABC News - Hidden Tire Dangers

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DennisH · 06-10-08, 05:47

We have tires on order to replace my 7 year old tires with still have plenty of tread. We had a old tire come apart on the highway a few years ago.

Jscort98 · 06-10-08, 06:24

wow that's crazy. never would've thought of that.

victory · 06-11-08, 11:36

Just so no one else has to search for it, the four digit code is week/year "wwyy"

Prior to 2000 there was a 3 digit code.

JuneBug · 06-12-08, 04:16

With all the driving I do, age of tires is NEVER a factor. But I have some friends that I sent this to.

volvie! · 06-18-08, 03:35

Wow! Very dramatic video.

Victory-- thanks for the information about how to tell when the tire was manufactured!
I'm definitely going to commit this to memory and go check all our tires tonight!

I don't know how old the tires were as I no longer have them, but I've had a two separate experiences of tires suddenly going bad (on different vehicles and tire types with different driving conditions):
1. Residential driving with small Chevy pickup truck-- Front passenger tire suddenly shredded (sidewall > tread). Occurred at low speed, no damage or loss of control.
2. Freeway driving with Volvo sedan-- Rear driver tire suddenly lost all air pressure despite no defects found in the tire. Lost control of vehicle-- only minor damage sustained to car, no personal injuries.
Both were scary experiences I would not wish on anyone.

So, as you can see, I'd like to prevent a repeat performance and I appreciate the information!

Thanks!