ABC news report on tire age vs. safety
ABC news report on tire age vs. safety
Something to think about the next time you go tire shopping.http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
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Re: ABC news report on tire age vs. safety (K-NINE)
I have experienced this first hand. at that time there was no way to know how old the tires were but were at least 5 years old with the vehicle they were on and were OEM. AND it was the third defective tire on that car.I also remember a simialr story to that one that occured around 10 years ago. telling about how to read the "born-on" date code.I better go check my current tires and I for sure will insist on new tires when I swap out the RS-A's to Triple-Treads as soon as the rebate check arrives from the irs.
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ColonelPanic
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Re: ABC news report on tire age vs. safety (K-NINE)
I watched that last night! Scary. You think you're buying "new" tires, but, uhhh....
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'21 Elantra Limited - 2.0L/IVT
'15 Escape SE - 1.6L EcoBoost (hers)
Auto, Moon & Tunes, power package. 143k
Neptune/dying clearcoat/primer grey.
'21 Elantra Limited - 2.0L/IVT
'15 Escape SE - 1.6L EcoBoost (hers)
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Blueridge9
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Re: ABC news report on tire age vs. safety (ColonelPanic)
K-9,.....Uhhh not new tires afterall. Thanks for sharing this it is new info. for me about which code tells the date a tire was mfr. Buyers beware - I'm gonna go check my tires and email that video to family and friends. It's so sad about the boys that died.
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