Tire Concerns: Do you think these are safe.
by popa
(BATON ROUGE LA USA)
I recently purchased a set of tires online from tires-easy.com for my 1972 Corvette. I noticed after the tires were installed that date codes were 0304 ,0304 ,3706 and 1706. I never knew you needed to check. Anyway, I believe this decodes to a manufacture date of 2004 and 2006. 5 and 7 year old tires? Do you think these are safe. I attached a link:
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=26047722.135.26162&typ=R-110557&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Herst=Firestone&Quer=70&Felge=15&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&sort_by=speed&Transport=P&dsco=135
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Editorial Comment:
My first question is: Have you asked the dealer from which you bought these tires?
Normally speaking, most tire manufacturers will guarantee that their tires have no manufacturing or material defects for a period of 5 or 6 years.
The fact that a tire is older than this, does not necessarily mean that it is bad, or is suddently defective. All the age means is that the manufacturer's time limit on their warranty has expired.
It is impossible to express an opinion about your tires without physically inspecting them, but I believe that if a tire has been stored in proper conditions, they are not likely to fall apart the day after the warranty expires.
Another question I have is whether or not you purchased the road hazard insurance which is offered by the seller. If you have, you might wish to ask them if the policy covers the tires because of their age. Obviously, if the insurance has a problem, then you need to either get tires which are insurable, or at the very least have the insurance premium refunded.
In all cases, I believe you should be comunicating with the seller to see what they say about your concern ... possibly they may be able to satisfy your needs just for asking and drawing the matter to their attention.
TG