The string of letters and numbers wrapped around your tire sidewall is not decoration. It is a compact spec sheet that tells ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tire industry operates in regulatory gray areas when it comes to age disclosure. Tire dealers may not always volunteer ...
Even if they seem to be in good condition, your tires can become fragile if they are too old. It's in your best interest to check their age by examining a special code on the sidewall. Tires are a ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 13 new tire plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including six ...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 27 new plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 11 in China, three in Sri Lanka and two in ...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 1,100-plus new DOT plant identification codes for tire plants worldwide in the past year—although just 31 of them are for new plants or ...