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Date Code on Tires....where?

Old May 5, 2012 | 03:13 PM
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Default Date Code on Tires....where?

I have a new set of BF Goodrich TA Radials and I want to know when they were manufactured. There a BUNCH of letters and numbers on either side of the tire. Someone told me the date code is the last 4 numbers at the end of the line that begins with "DOT". Is that correct? Like the bank robber in "Dirty Harry" who didn't know if Harry had fired 5 shots or 6...."I gots to know..."
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Old May 5, 2012 | 03:18 PM
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Tire rack will show you:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=11&
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Thanks! That site is VERY helpful!
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