Hidden Tire Dangers

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.
 
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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.
 
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!
 
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