Tyres sold to you as new need not necesarilly be so. Tyres older than 6 years can cost you your life! This video teaches you how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Heh, you say that like it was SO long ago. It's only 10 years old. The show 20/20 is among the best at sensationalizing trivial stories. Every day is a 'slow news day' in those offices. "Cat stuck atop a 500kV power distribution line dies when intoxicated man and his family are burned, electrocuted and oxidized to death in tragic rescue attempt. Authorities need your help in identifying deceased feline."
Although this programme is from 2008, this information is as timely as ever. Tires older than six years really are ticking time bombs. It’s not worth risking your family!
In UAE, when you go for renewal of your car permit, they check the manufacturing date if the tyres. If it is more than three years old, you do not get the permit.
MICHELINS-I'VE GONE 80 MPH, BLEW A TIRE AND DROVE AT LEAST 5 MORE MILES, TIRE HELD TOGETHER!!! WENT ABOUT 35MPH. HOLDS ROAD GREAT IN RAIN, ICE AND SNOW! I HAD DEFENDERS.
I actually never knew that tires more than 6 years old shouldn't be used. We have used ones older than that and they were perfectly safe and didn't de-laminate or blow-out. I wouldn't necessarily say age should dictate when tires need to be replaced but the condition of them. If you see cracking in the rubber replace them, if they are excessively worn replace them, slashed: replace, unusual tread wear: replace, won't balance: replace.
I was going down the interstate in my 65 Mustang and one of the back tires came apart, it was an 8 year old BF Goodrich radial TA with a lot of tread depth still on it
That is true.... At high speed old tires fail because the speed applied to old tires. High speed plus weather conditions and heavy load conditions make the old tires fail. Tires are like bread for high speed, the older the tired is dryer and not good for use. But in low speed like the pedal bikes or low speed vehicle it is OK, only to go slow and not with heavy load.
All the tire treads that are found on the side of freeways come from the re-treads of semi-truck tires coming off.. the front tires are not re-tread... only the back and trailer tires
I was following a truck when a tread let go in one long piece, thankfully I was far enough behind so that it did land on my windscreen which probably would have killed me.
I used to work for a trucking company for 13 years the company that puts retreads on old tires they recommend that the tires are under 7 years old because of possible dry rot, car tires are the same way even if they look new or r brand new they sit in a warehouse in the hot or Cold climate they are slowly drying up. Do you remember when Ford had problems with the Firestone tires those tires were old too, those tires should never peel like a retreads on a big truck, the tire companies don't care about our safety it's all about the money!!
@@barrylast8655 yes most of them are from 18 wheelers but there are car and truck tires that I've seen on the side of the road too! I bought a car that had 12 year old tires on it the Damm tires looked new still had the yellow and blue stripe between the tread, now me personally I'd drive on them but if you have a family would you trust a 12 year old tires on your car? No I don't think so!
I am convinced that many US citizens are simply too absorbed in watching the BOOB TUBE..........they are some of the most under educated consumers on this planet.
Life of ST (Special Trailer) tires is 7 years max even if plenty of tread remains. Michelin allows 10 years max. from mfg. date if inspected annually after 5 years. ST tires have more UV protection than motor vehicle tires.
I bought a Honda Civic used that was three years old had firestone tires on it they were all cracked already. Car only had 38,000 km on it. I install used Michelin‘s. Yes I know how to check date codes. I’ve had Michelin Tires on my cars after 10 years and still have no cracks in them. I don’t replace them until they start cracking. Never had a tire failure not going to change what I do. Been Driving for 45+ years there will always be a warning signs before a tire fails you just got to pay attention and inspect your tires. Everybody now relies on low tire pressure warning sensors don’t see a light on must be all good. That type of thinking will get you into trouble
What a eye opener. I am in need for new tires for my SUV and I came upon this channel. It turns out that the snow tires I had bought for my 2nd vehicle in 2013 were made in 2008. Yeah I bought 5 year old new tires. So right now they are 9 years old and the tread is still good, I would have switched them out without a second thought. The date code was on the inside of the tire which right now was easy to read as they were stored in my garage. I won't mention the name of the store but it is one of the large retailers mentioned in the video. LET YHE BUYER BEWARE.
Mark Baily hej buddy you misspelled THE, no Y in ”the” ..... and i am pretty sure it is not the american or canadian way to write either ..... or is it Mike? 🤟🏻Peace brother
The separation of tread mostly happens because of overheating the tire at highway speeds, something that doesn't happen to winter tires (as long as you swap em out in March/April)
Also, do not buy Chinese made tires under weird brand names ! They do not conform tire standards for load/temperature/wear to be used in the US. There are UA-cam videos about Chinese made tires and how dangerous they are, just because they're cheaply priced doesn't mean they're good !
I do tires at Sams. We don't do this lame shit there. The latest tire will be a year old. I've never seen a tire more than a year old put on a car. Little tire shops will have this bull shit. Buy your tires at Sams and you won't go thru this shit.
Knowing is 1/2 the battle. When buying new tires, always confirm you got what you paid for. Make sure the size matches your existing ones (or cross check on the driver's door sill label), ensure proper air pressure YOURSELF and drive cautiously to make sure the wheels are torqued properly. As for dates; it is usually printed XXOO, the XX week of OO year of manufacturer.
The spelling of TIRE is used in the usa and TYRE tends to be used around the world both mean a rubber covering on a wheel just thought I would mention it.
Your comment is so very true! What I think we're dealing with is, the offsprings of the people who've been in control of large corporations and who make decisions on what should be. And they lack integrity and respect for others....they only care about the profits!
@@TheBlkac1 There is more to it than that however. In the UK the government has set up a system so that used tires from responsible dealers should be safe. The public clearly has bought in. The problem is that this safety has been subverted by basic greed and if the reporting is accurate it's rampant. Given that reality, drivers need to take responsibility and refuse to buy these tires except from a known and absolutely trusted source. If money was an issue and it's my money I would look for a plainer simpler less expensive car and put top quality brand new tires and brakes on it. Cheaping out on basic safety is stupid. Saving money doesn't do you any good if you're dead and ultimately it's our responsibility.
What their trying to tell people is that the tires you think are new, are not. Not to many people know how to read the codes on tires. Every thing has a shelf life. Including us. HAHAHA
i bought a used 2014 cts caddy it still has the original bologna skins on it lol i just replacing them now before winter driving in the rain is like driving on ice lol
Having worked in engineering a long time, and large Class 5-8 trucks, there's a LOT you don't know about tires. The DOT date coding is only a PART of the information you should understand. Then, you compound the problem with things like 'what about age MAKES a tire fail?' Aging for a automotive tire is a function of 'drying' or as some say, 'dry rot'. Dry rot is the effects of Ozone and UV light over time. Like a 'fire triangle', remove UV or Ozone, and you remove 'dry rot'. I can hermetically seal a car tire in a capsule devoid of UV light and Oxygen, and pull it out 20 years from now and it will be LIKE NEW in all aspects! I can put a new car tire on an 'open-air' rack in front of a store in Arizona, and in 4-years, it will be deadly. Add in other 'DOT code' data, such as speed ratings, load ratings and the customer FREQUENTLY exceeding them, and you've got catastrophic failure. There's a reason none of this is 'mandated by the government', because it is NOT as simple as a one-sentence basic rule! All tire companies would need to do, to triple the shelf-life of a tire, would be to 'blister-pack' the tires in 10-mil black plastic with a nitrogen gas fill, and your average store could safely keep them on the shelf for 20-years, and then safely sell them to you! The little things you don't know, that this ignorant video didn't explain to you!
See i did buy an 9 yr old tire for my bike and kind of thought what you just said. I had it agaist the wall at home on painted drywall and when i moved it i could not help but notice it was stuck to the paint. Meaning it is not dried up i think it never seen ' the heat directly from the sun. If it was a back tire i would chance it but a front one kind of makes me think twice lol.
Skeeter Saurus - At least this "ignorant video " opened drivers' eyes to the fact that aged tires are being sold as brand new and how to check this out b4 buying.
I wonder how many people have had a problem with their tires and did the people that had a problem check their tires regularly? If a tire does blow it doesn't have to be a major problem if cool head prevail. Hold the steering wheel straight and decrease the speed and you will survive ,just don't panic. Check your tires pressure and tread wear and you should have no problem. As you eluded to UV rays are the csuse of most tire damage. Thank for the post.
When I was a kid growing up in the 50's my dad was frequently in a Chevy dealer for typical service. Would watch in the sidelines tires of tires that were typically wrapped around in thick paper. Tires then where bias ply and skinny.
xyz Go to tirebuyer.com! If there are four digits, first 2 are week of the year, last 2 are the year plus 2000. Three digits means they were made before 2000. I've never seen date printed on both sides of the tire, only on one side.
My tire is coded 1984. Does that mean it is the original tires my car came with? 1984 Cadillac? They look good to me, they even have those cooling cracks in the sides....
Age of the tires may not have been the only factor in that kids demise. The tires could have been underinflated, not a sufficient load range, mounted on the rim incorrectly or driven at too high a speed. Could also have been simply a manufacturing defect, which is not uncommon. Always inspect your tires before every significant journey.
My trucks and vehicles give me about 48 tires to maintain. What a pain in the ass. Buy most online now and they give the dot code. Also Walmart seems to have fresh tires of decent quality. So often I forget to check the date when shopping price and size and tread. Have to keep a bunch of plug kits, or I would be broke. Must say after hundreds + of plugs, never had a blowout. Just carry a spray bottle of soapy water, finds leaks far faster than those Goobers sticking a tire in a tank. The family van gets the best and patches on the inside. Just checked one backhoes tires - tiny leaks in cracks on the sidewall. That's when they gotta go, but pretty hard to get hurt on a machine that rarely sees 10 MPH. It's the WALK AROUND daily that saves your life, but tell your wife that.
Dont buy Zenna Argus tires. Ever!! They are absolute garbage. Car rode like absolute fucking garbage. Seats shaking steering wheel shaking. Whatever you do don't buy Chinese tires.
Are US tyres particularly bad? Never hear of this in the UK. Only commercial tyres seem to come apart and bits appear on the motorway. Time the tyres were made better I think
After watching the video, I noticed most of the SUV's were Ford Explorers. If you remember back several years, the explorer was sporting those Firestone tires that were cracking along the sidewall near the edge of the tread. Firestone denied the tire's were bad, so after several people died from the firestone tire's, Firestone still denied they had a problem. We all know what happened after that, Firestone paid big money to have it swept under the rug. And you hear no more about it, go figure.
Actually, that was mostly because ford had set the recomended tire pressure too low for those tires to handle, some of it may had been from the badly designed tire but most of the falt was on ford
Actually the vast majority of the directly affected vehicles were grossly uninflated. People rarely ever check tires. FORD got porked for recommending too little. Firestone just got porked. All vehicles from 2011 on have TPMS tire pressure monitoring system... Which 80% of the people ignore the lights.
check your tires every time before you go out on the road. "every time" every day, every morning it doesn't matter. ..check your tires for any funky wear.
Most tyres have a shelf life of 5 years any reputable tyre dealer would tell you this and motorists Shud check tyre pressures at least once a month.this is a free service we offer to all our customers we will not fit any tyre to any vehicle or wheel over 5 years old 4 small footprints of rubber is all that keeps you on the road safe driving people!!!!!
Is anybody surprised? America thrives on corporatism. Companies hire accountants "beancounters" to compile statistical data on the number of accidents that they may be liable for from product defects. If it is significant, they maybe forced to have warning labels or recalls, otherwise its business as usual. At 4:55, look at the body language of the rep. for the tire manufacturers after he says that there is no scientific way of detecting tire safety based on age. Rubber becomes dry and starts cracking with age. This is just a fact.
The Sun's Ultraviolet Rays are Extremely Degrading to a Tires Compounds/Components along with high and low temperatures from sitting outside on racks or in window displays. This. Should weigh HEAVILY on YOUR Purchase Decision Along with the date of Manufacture. Remember, its not just your safety, but your family and friends too, not to mention other motorists on the road.
I need 4 tire's & there are 2 tire distribution centers near me! One about 20 miles north & the other is about 6-8 miles south of me. I don't want to be the nosy, no-it-all customer & I am trying to think about how I can get NEW TIRE'S WITH XX18 DATE WITHOUT PISSING OFF THE SHOP & GETTING MY CAR SABATOSHED????
I replaced them back in July I think. I replaced them when my dad noticed that one of them looked low on air. After I checked them out they all had 32 psi but that one tire looked lower than the others. After i put 36 psi in that tire it still looked lower than the other tires. I'm thinking belts might have failed in that one tire. I can't remember which direction the cracks were.
I bought a new set 10 years ago for a car i had with 775 hp. If i did a burn out they would smell rotten and gross. I would top the thing out at 165+ mph and never had a problem. The tires were rated for 110 so i guess you never know.
Even new tires can come apart! Not all tires are prefect. Its how a tire is made that matters But think about this we.are.now just hearing this after all this time. Some how that does not surprised me ! Do not buy ironman tires the whole tread came off. Thank God it wasnt on the front of the truck !
As this video is 11 years old, it is frighteningly obvious we the US consumers are buying old tires as "new" If they mount the DOT codes on the inside instead on the outside, I cannot imagine too many of us getting on the ground where our car is parked with a flash light just to read the full DOT number. Then only to find out our tires are older than 6 years. Horrible!!!!
People in RV communities know about tire dates when you buy an RV or tires for it- that’s how I learned about this scary thing! A blown tire on an RV can also set off an explosive propane fire on the road
Age in years is NOT the problem!!! Oxidation of the rubber is the problem. A 12 year old tire that has been indoors in an air conditioned room is not half as dangerous as a 6 year old tire that has been in the hot summer sun and winter rain. The sun oxidizes the rubber, causing oxygen embrittlement and cracking. Then the rain gets into the cracks, speeding up the process, then freezes in the winter, widening the cracks. 6 years is the limit for this tire, not for one in a temp controlled room away from the sun.
Michelin premium tires cracks and dry rots in as soon as 3-4 years old. Looks like rolling time bombs ready to explose. As for the 5 years Michelin manufacturer good will warranty? Good as toilet paper.
michelin has warrantied 2 sets of tires for me, because of early dryrot. If you go back to the people who sold you the tires, and ask them to get michelin to warranty them, you might get some help.
Maybe the representative of the rubber manufacturers association that’s saying there’s no scientific evidence that tires are bad after so many years should tell that to the people that died in accidents from faulty tires P.S. now wonder sears is going out of business
If air is trapped between the layers or there are wrinkles on the ply itself, failure might occur even before the tread comes off. So we cant only blame the age of the tyre, the way it was made plays a huge role.
Many American car owners never ever check the tire tread or the tire pressure. Any auto that undergoes a DMV periodic inspection and has outdated tires should be be removed from service by the tire dealer and the State Police and insurance company should be notified.
In this video, are there shown retreaded tires. A tire in which new rubber and tread are added? I have never heard of a New tire that the tread has separated. Retreads have been know to serrate and fail. Trucks tire treads seen on the road. School buses are prohibited to use retreads.
Also when this film was being done they were a lot of tires called recaps. Recaps are now illegal except for on government vehicles, specifically department of corrections vehicles. There are many cars out there with tires that are 10 years old in the tires of been tested and found to be perfectly fine.
I was a tire tech at one of the big chain stores (rhymes with ball cart). We were never taught this and like some of these salesmen I thought I was selling a safe product. About to open my own spot now and I will learn from this.
39, make sure your contracts with your suppliers require them to change tires out at 3 years. Don't sell tires more than 3 years old and don't display tires outdoors.
BallCart won't even patch a tire 10 yrs old. EVERY car coming in their tire shop... EVERY tire gets DOT code recorded. ALL new tires being installed are maximum 24 months.
U probably got a slow leak from a screw/ nail in the tread or maybe a leak from the new valve stem... lower psi, overheats the tire & eventually blows out. Don't skimp on road hazard warranty & they'll probably replace it.
The date code is by itself. The first two digits are the week and the second two digits are the year since 2000. I had a pickup which spare tire had never been on the road. The wheel lug seats' paint was untouched (paint should be scraped out of the seats of the wheel). It always had 80-85 psi as I would check its pressure occasionally, topping it up if needed. When the truck had a flat, I put the 23(!!) year old spare on. As it was on the front, I let it down to the specified 45 psi. Of course I knew not to use this tire despite it appearing brand new. I intended to use it only to get to the tire store, but intentions get thwarted. The tire came apart in a few hundred miles. It broke. As it was on the front it didn't cause any trouble, just a little inconvenience. If it had been on the back it could have caused a loss of control and a crash.
An oval mark on the side of tires as example ....4417...stands for the tire being made on the 44th week of 2017. In Tx. big truck and trailer tires are not allowed to be recapped once tire gets to 5 years old. I always look at the date they are made and personally don't buy if already 3 years old but that's my preference.
America is not 29th in Education for nothing. As I known this for 20 years! As tires do have a shelf life. And they are new. Never used..... I would add. Why would a tire company hide the date? They would profit from selling more tires!
It's all about information.... We as consumers don't have much knowledge about tires... If we would be better informed , then we would choose newer produced tires. Then the sale stores would trie to keep in stock less older tires by trying to sell sooner the older ones by using better discounts for these... The result of this will be; less older tires in stock
This is going to start tire code readers reading date codes on tires as you pass in traffic. Like the licence plate readers. It's a bunch of crap. People don't check the air pressure in there tires.
if you keep your tires properly inflated, the risk goes way down, I do not keep tires on my vehicles over 4 years, worn tires and poor driving, are why we get to see major pile ups in winter and during heavy rain.
Careful with canadian tire auto services... they are selling 2015 tyres on promo up to now... i have been victim of it 2 weeks ago. They management of shop level are guarantying 5 years from the date of purchase keeping in mind 5 years from the manufacture date... so scamming ... means the 2015 tyres expires in 2020 but if you buying them in 2018 they guarantee it until 2023....no sense.. bullshitting customers...
If the tire manufacturers would bring down the price of tires people would be able to afford getting tires on a consistent so let's get real about the whole!!!???
Reminded me to check my set of tires on my 11 yr old low mileage SUV. 20/20 program is old and provided valuable and believable information to the public then.
Tires can most certainly dry rot and blow apart, but a tires tread is not just going to come off unless you went the cheap skate way and bought tires that are retreaded, OR was sold a tire that was retreaded unknowingly. Retreads are tires that have worn out original tread, then the owner or tire shop will more or less adhere new tread to the old rubber. This is extremely dangerous if you don't use those tires properly. Trucking companies do this for cost effectiveness but are only authorized to use them on the trailers where they can maintain control of the vehicle when the tread falls off.Other info you should know, BF Goodrich is notorious for faulty tires and have issued tire recalls over and over, as well as been the center of numerous lawsuits.
In 2002 I purchased 4 new tires for my Pontiac. Two weeks later my wife was driving down the interstate when the tread on the left front tire partially came off. It destroyed the driver side front fender and scared her badly. I sent the tire in to Goodyear and they said the tire was overinflated. I checked the other 3 tires and they were all ok. A couple months later another tire tread separated. I removed all the tires and purchased Michelin. End of problem.
4 year's old was not so bad, in my Contry i offen find private people try to sell tires there are 15-17 years old, normaly we say after 6 years you schuld not use it enymore, so why some people try to sell so old tires they schuld fucking go to jail, even if i write to the news paper they don't even do enything about it
Getting ready myself to buy new tires for my truck, will be checking things more closely now before driving off. Thanks for bringing this up, the public has the right to know.
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Thanks for posting this. This info should be posted in all vehicles manual.
Very revealing. One of the most important videos on UA-cam.
A very valuable report, thank you very much.
Back when News channels cared for citizens....
Haha right! Fuckin world sucks now
Heh, you say that like it was SO long ago. It's only 10 years old. The show 20/20 is among the best at sensationalizing trivial stories. Every day is a 'slow news day' in those offices. "Cat stuck atop a 500kV power distribution line dies when intoxicated man and his family are burned, electrocuted and oxidized to death in tragic rescue attempt. Authorities need your help in identifying deceased feline."
Exactly, you cant get any truth seeking Journalism other than Get Trump. And manufacturered Doom n Gloom.
@@BlackWolf42- oxidized? They rusted to death? 🎉🤣🤣🤣
@@corypalmerini1610 you're oxidizing ever day & breaking down... keep moving.......
Great information to have. AM CHECKING MY TIRES ASAP.
As a plumber , I can tell you rubber exposed to ultraviolet sunlight can depreciate faster. Even an unused dripping tap won't kill you , but this can.
Although this programme is from 2008, this information is as timely as ever. Tires older than six years really are ticking time bombs. It’s not worth risking your family!
Very life-saving information.
Excellent Presentation !!! Wow .... I didn't know this !!!
Exposure to UV Radiation and salt and inflation pressure plays a huge part also
In UAE, when you go for renewal of your car permit, they check the manufacturing date if the tyres. If it is more than three years old, you do not get the permit.
MICHELINS-I'VE GONE 80 MPH, BLEW A TIRE AND DROVE AT LEAST 5 MORE MILES, TIRE HELD TOGETHER!!! WENT ABOUT 35MPH. HOLDS ROAD GREAT IN RAIN, ICE AND SNOW! I HAD DEFENDERS.
I actually never knew that tires more than 6 years old shouldn't be used. We have used ones older than that and they were perfectly safe and didn't de-laminate or blow-out. I wouldn't necessarily say age should dictate when tires need to be replaced but the condition of them. If you see cracking in the rubber replace them, if they are excessively worn replace them, slashed: replace, unusual tread wear: replace, won't balance: replace.
I was going down the interstate in my 65 Mustang and one of the back tires came apart, it was an 8 year old BF Goodrich radial TA with a lot of tread depth still on it
That is true.... At high speed old tires fail because the speed applied to old tires. High speed plus weather conditions and heavy load conditions make the old tires fail. Tires are like bread for high speed, the older the tired is dryer and not good for use. But in low speed like the pedal bikes or low speed vehicle it is OK, only to go slow and not with heavy load.
All the tire treads that are found on the side of freeways come from the re-treads of semi-truck tires coming off.. the front tires are not re-tread... only the back and trailer tires
I was following a truck when a tread let go in one long piece, thankfully I was far enough behind so that it did land on my windscreen which probably would have killed me.
I used to work for a trucking company for 13 years the company that puts retreads on old tires they recommend that the tires are under 7 years old because of possible dry rot, car tires are the same way even if they look new or r brand new they sit in a warehouse in the hot or Cold climate they are slowly drying up. Do you remember when Ford had problems with the Firestone tires those tires were old too, those tires should never peel like a retreads on a big truck, the tire companies don't care about our safety it's all about the money!!
No. Most are from rig tires.
@@mikespiering2013 - Dry rot of tires is evaporation of the plasticizers, not mildew, which is dry rot of wood.
@@barrylast8655 yes most of them are from 18 wheelers but there are car and truck tires that I've seen on the side of the road too! I bought a car that had 12 year old tires on it the Damm tires looked new still had the yellow and blue stripe between the tread, now me personally I'd drive on them but if you have a family would you trust a 12 year old tires on your car? No I don't think so!
Germany requires replacing tires on a regular basis regardless of mileage or tread depth.
I am convinced that many US citizens are simply too absorbed in watching the BOOB TUBE..........they are some of the most under educated consumers on this planet.
Old wheels are dangerous too.
During my automotive course in college.. we were taught tyres lifespan if unused would be 5 years max. This was 2010 class.
Referring to brand new unused. Storage is 5 years max.
Life of ST (Special Trailer) tires is 7 years max even if plenty of tread remains. Michelin allows 10 years max. from mfg. date if inspected annually after 5 years.
ST tires have more UV protection than motor vehicle tires.
Why don't they have tire inspectors checking every store that sell tires to make them remove them to protect consumers
Just like dept of agriculture and weight measurers🤔
I bought a Honda Civic used that was three years old had firestone tires on it they were all cracked already. Car only had 38,000 km on it. I install used Michelin‘s. Yes I know how to check date codes. I’ve had Michelin Tires on my cars after 10 years and still have no cracks in them. I don’t replace them until they start cracking. Never had a tire failure not going to change what I do. Been Driving for 45+ years there will always be a warning signs before a tire fails you just got to pay attention and inspect your tires. Everybody now relies on low tire pressure warning sensors don’t see a light on must be all good. That type of thinking will get you into trouble
The tires tend to stay in Wearhouses for years and years...so..really...they make more then they need to.
Did you mean "warehouses" and not "wear"houses? otherwise I would never ever ever ever go to a "WEARHOUSE" cuz they sell already worn tires.
What a eye opener. I am in need for new tires for my SUV and I came upon this channel. It turns out that the snow tires I had bought for my 2nd vehicle in 2013 were made in 2008. Yeah I bought 5 year old new tires. So right now they are 9 years old and the tread is still good, I would have switched them out without a second thought. The date code was on the inside of the tire which right now was easy to read as they were stored in my garage. I won't mention the name of the store but it is one of the large retailers mentioned in the video. LET YHE BUYER BEWARE.
Mark Baily hej buddy you misspelled THE, no Y in ”the” ..... and i am pretty sure it is not the american or canadian way to write either
..... or is it Mike? 🤟🏻Peace brother
The separation of tread mostly happens because of overheating the tire at highway speeds, something that doesn't happen to winter tires (as long as you swap em out in March/April)
@@Gammalgubbe01 how pertinent is it to go around checking people's spelling?
You’d help more people by telling them who the retailer was.
Also, do not buy Chinese made tires under weird brand names ! They do not conform tire standards for load/temperature/wear to be used in the US. There are UA-cam videos about Chinese made tires and how dangerous they are, just because they're cheaply priced doesn't mean they're good !
I do tires at Sams. We don't do this lame shit there. The latest tire will be a year old. I've never seen a tire more than a year old put on a car. Little tire shops will have this bull shit. Buy your tires at Sams and you won't go thru this shit.
About to buy new tires, I will demand my tires are new stock, thanks guy.
rrrandommman buy the best new tires you can afford
so 1 year later, tell us about the new tires, did you find any that was 1 year or less new, I am betting they was all much older
@@ateam6486 why would you assume that. Costco sells tires only under a year the rep told me.
Discount/private tire places will use older tires, dealerships are way more strict on tires.
@@jdigitalseven7 b/s
Knowing is 1/2 the battle. When buying new tires, always confirm you got what you paid for. Make sure the size matches your existing ones (or cross check on the driver's door sill label), ensure proper air pressure YOURSELF and drive cautiously to make sure the wheels are torqued properly. As for dates; it is usually printed XXOO, the XX week of OO year of manufacturer.
Most new tires have the code on both sides... For this very reason. 11/2019
IF I don't see this number, I ain't buying! Thanks!
Never knew this information thanks
The spelling of TIRE is used in the usa and TYRE tends to be used around the world both mean a rubber covering on a wheel just thought I would mention it.
Tyre is the British spelling.
Thank you . I thought some know nothing posted and went here for a laugh. Saw Stossel and knew it would be a good report.
That is what happens when profit is more important than people.
Your comment is so very true! What I think we're dealing with is, the offsprings of the people who've been in control of large corporations and who make decisions on what should be. And they lack integrity and respect for others....they only care about the profits!
@@TheBlkac1 There is more to it than that however. In the UK the government has set up a system so that used tires from responsible dealers should be safe. The public clearly has bought in. The problem is that this safety has been subverted by basic greed and if the reporting is accurate it's rampant. Given that reality, drivers need to take responsibility and refuse to buy these tires except from a known and absolutely trusted source. If money was an issue and it's my money I would look for a plainer simpler less expensive car and put top quality brand new tires and brakes on it. Cheaping out on basic safety is stupid. Saving money doesn't do you any good if you're dead and ultimately it's our responsibility.
What their trying to tell people is that the tires you think are new, are not. Not to many people know how to read the codes on tires. Every thing has a shelf life. Including us. HAHAHA
Holy cow, good thing I start researching for new tires, before I go out to buy them. Thanks for uploading.
i bought a used 2014 cts caddy it still has the original bologna skins on it lol
i just replacing them now before winter
driving in the rain is like driving on ice lol
Having worked in engineering a long time, and large Class 5-8 trucks, there's a LOT you don't know about tires. The DOT date coding is only a PART of the information you should understand. Then, you compound the problem with things like 'what about age MAKES a tire fail?' Aging for a automotive tire is a function of 'drying' or as some say, 'dry rot'. Dry rot is the effects of Ozone and UV light over time. Like a 'fire triangle', remove UV or Ozone, and you remove 'dry rot'. I can hermetically seal a car tire in a capsule devoid of UV light and Oxygen, and pull it out 20 years from now and it will be LIKE NEW in all aspects! I can put a new car tire on an 'open-air' rack in front of a store in Arizona, and in 4-years, it will be deadly. Add in other 'DOT code' data, such as speed ratings, load ratings and the customer FREQUENTLY exceeding them, and you've got catastrophic failure.
There's a reason none of this is 'mandated by the government', because it is NOT as simple as a one-sentence basic rule! All tire companies would need to do, to triple the shelf-life of a tire, would be to 'blister-pack' the tires in 10-mil black plastic with a nitrogen gas fill, and your average store could safely keep them on the shelf for 20-years, and then safely sell them to you! The little things you don't know, that this ignorant video didn't explain to you!
See i did buy an 9 yr old tire for my bike and kind of thought what you just said. I had it agaist the wall at home on painted drywall and when i moved it i could not help but notice it was stuck to the paint. Meaning it is not dried up i think it never seen '
the heat directly from the sun. If it was a back tire i would chance it but a front one kind of makes me think twice lol.
Skeeter Saurus - At least this "ignorant video " opened drivers' eyes to the fact that aged tires are being sold as brand new and how to check this out b4 buying.
Wow. Thanks for sharing
I wonder how many people have had a problem with their tires and did the people that had a problem check their tires regularly? If a tire does blow it doesn't have to be a major problem if cool head prevail. Hold the steering wheel straight and decrease the speed and you will survive ,just don't panic. Check your tires pressure and tread wear and you should have no problem. As you eluded to UV rays are the csuse of most tire damage. Thank for the post.
When I was a kid growing up in the 50's my dad was frequently in a Chevy dealer for typical service. Would watch in the sidelines tires of tires that were typically wrapped around in thick paper. Tires then where bias ply and skinny.
Sounds more like ReTreads
In the UK tyres / tires 17 years old are being sold on the global auction site as part worn.
I went to check my tires after watching this, anyone else check their tires and loved ones tires as well.. If so press the like button..
Before watch this I check my tires before when I buy it because I knew about this before
Nah. If I gotta go then so be it. The dead feel nothing.
I have no idea how to tell if a tire is coded 2017 or 1997 and it wasn't explained in this video.
xyz Go to tirebuyer.com! If there are four digits, first 2 are week of the year, last 2 are the year plus 2000. Three digits means they were made before 2000. I've never seen date printed on both sides of the tire, only on one side.
My tire is coded 1984. Does that mean it is the original tires my car came with? 1984 Cadillac? They look good to me, they even have those cooling cracks in the sides....
Age of the tires may not have been the only factor in that kids demise. The tires could have been underinflated, not a sufficient load range, mounted on the rim incorrectly or driven at too high a speed. Could also have been simply a manufacturing defect, which is not uncommon. Always inspect your tires before every significant journey.
Have you ask them? "No i have not" so how you know there is no scientific proof? 🤔
My trucks and vehicles give me about 48 tires to maintain. What a pain in the ass. Buy most online now and they give the dot code. Also Walmart seems to have fresh tires of decent quality. So often I forget to check the date when shopping price and size and tread. Have to keep a bunch of plug kits, or I would be broke. Must say after hundreds + of plugs, never had a blowout. Just carry a spray bottle of soapy water, finds leaks far faster than those Goobers sticking a tire in a tank. The family van gets the best and patches on the inside. Just checked one backhoes tires - tiny leaks in cracks on the sidewall. That's when they gotta go, but pretty hard to get hurt on a machine that rarely sees 10 MPH. It's the WALK AROUND daily that saves your life, but tell your wife that.
This is blatantly criminal behaviour. selling old tyres.Poor family and poor young man .
Dont buy Zenna Argus tires. Ever!! They are absolute garbage. Car rode like absolute fucking garbage. Seats shaking steering wheel shaking. Whatever you do don't buy Chinese tires.
Are US tyres particularly bad? Never hear of this in the UK. Only commercial tyres seem to come apart and bits appear on the motorway. Time the tyres were made better I think
After watching the video, I noticed most of the SUV's were Ford Explorers. If you remember back several years, the explorer was sporting those Firestone tires that were cracking along the sidewall near the edge of the tread. Firestone denied the tire's were bad, so after several people died from the firestone tire's, Firestone still denied they had a problem. We all know what happened after that, Firestone paid big money to have it swept under the rug. And you hear no more about it, go figure.
Actually, that was mostly because ford had set the recomended tire pressure too low for those tires to handle, some of it may had been from the badly designed tire but most of the falt was on ford
Actually the vast majority of the directly affected vehicles were grossly uninflated. People rarely ever check tires.
FORD got porked for recommending too little. Firestone just got porked.
All vehicles from 2011 on have TPMS tire pressure monitoring system... Which 80% of the people ignore the lights.
@@hotrodray6802 That's because garages no longer have free air and you cannot inflate your tires unless you have a dozen quarters in your pocket.
sweet info
respect speed limits. don't ever trust a tire,, it doesn't matter if it is a brand new tire.
check your tires every time before you go out on the road. "every time" every day, every morning it doesn't matter. ..check your tires for any funky wear.
Funky wear could mean alignment issues, or defective tires.
just checked my car's tries ...they were only 5 months old when I bought them ..useful vid ...thanks
Need to start suing the stores you buy the tires from if they can't keep track of that. Pluss charge them with a felony.
Sue them based on what? And it isn't a felony, it's legal.
Just checked my sneakers.
Damn! ... manufactured 16 years ago.
Gonna' take it slow for the next couple of years; till they wear out.
Maybe that's why you can get some tires so discounted
Most tyres have a shelf life of 5 years any reputable tyre dealer would tell you this and motorists Shud check tyre pressures at least once a month.this is a free service we offer to all our customers we will not fit any tyre to any vehicle or wheel over 5 years old 4 small footprints of rubber is all that keeps you on the road safe driving people!!!!!
What keeps you on the road is gravity. Without that tires would be useless.
Is anybody surprised? America thrives on corporatism. Companies hire accountants "beancounters" to compile statistical data on the number of accidents that they may be liable for from product defects. If it is significant, they maybe forced to have warning labels or recalls, otherwise its business as usual. At 4:55, look at the body language of the rep. for the tire manufacturers after he says that there is no scientific way of detecting tire safety based on age. Rubber becomes dry and starts cracking with age. This is just a fact.
The Sun's Ultraviolet Rays are Extremely Degrading to a Tires Compounds/Components along with high and low temperatures from sitting outside on racks or in window displays. This. Should weigh HEAVILY on YOUR Purchase Decision Along with the date of Manufacture. Remember, its not just your safety, but your family and friends too, not to mention other motorists on the road.
I need 4 tire's & there are 2 tire distribution centers near me! One about 20 miles north & the other is about 6-8 miles south of me. I don't want to be the nosy, no-it-all customer & I am trying to think about how I can get NEW TIRE'S WITH XX18 DATE WITHOUT PISSING OFF THE SHOP & GETTING MY CAR SABATOSHED????
"Show me the tires" and you check the date yourself
Going out to check my tires now.
They were all made in 2012. They all look fine except one that has some cracking on the side wall.
Did you say, one has some cracking on the side well? There you have it. Get ride of that tire bro, ASP, before it’s too late.
@@godgirlsguitars ARE THE CRACKS HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ?
I replaced them back in July I think. I replaced them when my dad noticed that one of them looked low on air. After I checked them out they all had 32 psi but that one tire looked lower than the others. After i put 36 psi in that tire it still looked lower than the other tires. I'm thinking belts might have failed in that one tire. I can't remember which direction the cracks were.
I bought a new set 10 years ago for a car i had with 775 hp. If i did a burn out they would smell rotten and gross. I would top the thing out at 165+ mph and never had a problem. The tires were rated for 110 so i guess you never know.
I’ll know now to check I just bought 4 for my car for price of 3 that’s gotta be a scam.
Thank you for informations 👍
Even new tires can come apart! Not all tires are prefect. Its how a tire is made that matters But think about this we.are.now just hearing this after all this time. Some how that does not surprised me ! Do not buy ironman tires the whole tread came off. Thank God it wasnt on the front of the truck !
Here in sweden we don't have problem with tires , put 20 - 25% more pressure in them !
As this video is 11 years old, it is frighteningly obvious we the US consumers are buying old
tires as "new" If they mount the DOT codes on the inside instead on the outside, I cannot imagine too many of us getting on the ground where our car is parked with a flash light just to read the full DOT number. Then only to find out our tires are older than 6 years. Horrible!!!!
Thank you for making this public
People in RV communities know about tire dates when you buy an RV or tires for it- that’s how I learned about this scary thing! A blown tire on an RV can also set off an explosive propane fire on the road
Age in years is NOT the problem!!! Oxidation of the rubber is the problem. A 12 year old tire that has been indoors in an air conditioned room is not half as dangerous as a 6 year old tire that has been in the hot summer sun and winter rain. The sun oxidizes the rubber, causing oxygen embrittlement and cracking. Then the rain gets into the cracks, speeding up the process, then freezes in the winter, widening the cracks. 6 years is the limit for this tire, not for one in a temp controlled room away from the sun.
Michelin premium tires cracks and dry rots in as soon as 3-4 years old. Looks like rolling time bombs ready to explose. As for the 5 years Michelin manufacturer good will warranty? Good as toilet paper.
michelin has warrantied 2 sets of tires for me, because of early dryrot.
If you go back to the people who sold you the tires, and ask them to get michelin to warranty them, you might get some help.
But by year 4, u have little pro ration left of that warranty & it's not worth it
Maybe the representative of the rubber manufacturers association that’s saying there’s no scientific evidence that tires are bad after so many years should tell that to the people that died in accidents from faulty tires
P.S. now wonder sears is going out of business
That’s one of the reason by made in USA 🇺🇸 tires and btw if you’re going to travel long miles make sure put new tires
If air is trapped between the layers or there are wrinkles on the ply itself, failure might occur even before the tread comes off. So we cant only blame the age of the tyre, the way it was made plays a huge role.
omg..MY TIRES ARE 20 YEARS OLD!
Thank you so much for the information, my goodness i will pass it on something to look for now.
Many American car owners never ever check the tire tread or the tire pressure. Any auto that undergoes a DMV periodic inspection and has outdated tires should be be removed from service by the tire dealer and the State Police and insurance company should be notified.
Thanks !
I will double check my new firestone tires. Great tips
In this video, are there shown retreaded tires.
A tire in which new rubber and tread are added?
I have never heard of a New tire that the tread has separated.
Retreads have been know to serrate and fail. Trucks tire treads seen on the road. School buses are prohibited to use retreads.
Also when this film was being done they were a lot of tires called recaps. Recaps are now illegal except for on government vehicles, specifically department of corrections vehicles.
There are many cars out there with tires that are 10 years old in the tires of been tested and found to be perfectly fine.
It's a wonder that they are even legal on government vehicles. I suppose it's only a matter of time before they do become illegal on those too.
It wouldn't surprise me if the unsafe tires were recaps.
I was a tire tech at one of the big chain stores (rhymes with ball cart). We were never taught this and like some of these salesmen I thought I was selling a safe product. About to open my own spot now and I will learn from this.
39, make sure your contracts with your suppliers require them to change tires out at 3 years. Don't sell tires more than 3 years old and don't display tires outdoors.
BallCart won't even patch a tire 10 yrs old.
EVERY car coming in their tire shop... EVERY tire gets DOT code recorded.
ALL new tires being installed are maximum 24 months.
Had a 3 month old tire on a brand new car blow out while going down the freeway.Never had a problem with old tires.
U probably got a slow leak from a screw/ nail in the tread or maybe a leak from the new valve stem... lower psi, overheats the tire & eventually blows out. Don't skimp on road hazard warranty & they'll probably replace it.
The date code is by itself. The first two digits are the week and the second two digits are the year since 2000.
I had a pickup which spare tire had never been on the road. The wheel lug seats' paint was untouched (paint should be scraped out of the seats of the wheel). It always had 80-85 psi as I would check its pressure occasionally, topping it up if needed.
When the truck had a flat, I put the 23(!!) year old spare on. As it was on the front, I let it down to the specified 45 psi. Of course I knew not to use this tire despite it appearing brand new. I intended to use it only to get to the tire store, but intentions get thwarted.
The tire came apart in a few hundred miles. It broke. As it was on the front it didn't cause any trouble, just a little inconvenience. If it had been on the back it could have caused a loss of control and a crash.
An oval mark on the side of tires as example ....4417...stands for the tire being made on the 44th week of 2017. In Tx. big truck and trailer tires are not allowed to be recapped once tire gets to 5 years old. I always look at the date they are made and personally don't buy if already 3 years old but that's my preference.
In my 30+ years of driving I have lost 6 tyres on different cars I owned . Each and every one turned out to be older than 6 years.
Johan Smith so when will you learn the lesson?
America is not 29th in Education for nothing. As I known this for 20 years! As tires do have a shelf life. And they are new. Never used.....
I would add. Why would a tire company hide the date? They would profit from selling more tires!
And loose by being unable to dispatch old tyres....
It's all about information.... We as consumers don't have much knowledge about tires... If we would be better informed , then we would choose newer produced tires. Then the sale stores would trie to keep in stock less older tires by trying to sell sooner the older ones by using better discounts for these...
The result of this will be; less older tires in stock
This is going to start tire code readers reading date codes on tires as you pass in traffic. Like the licence plate readers. It's a bunch of crap. People don't check the air pressure in there tires.
Damn I did not know that 😕😕😕
if you keep your tires properly inflated, the risk goes way down, I do not keep tires on my vehicles over 4 years, worn tires and poor driving, are why we get to see major pile ups in winter and during heavy rain.
How many of these blowouts and tire failures had been caused by under inflated or over inflated tire pressure ? Thats another cause .
Careful with canadian tire auto services... they are selling 2015 tyres on promo up to now... i have been victim of it 2 weeks ago. They management of shop level are guarantying 5 years from the date of purchase keeping in mind 5 years from the manufacture date... so scamming ... means the 2015 tyres expires in 2020 but if you buying them in 2018 they guarantee it until 2023....no sense.. bullshitting customers...
If the tire manufacturers would bring down the price of tires people would be able to afford getting tires on a consistent so let's get real about the whole!!!???
So funny ! They're trying to give you life and death information and people are arguing how you spell tire/ tyre friggin crazy !!!!!!
Enforce the rules! It is the Government duty to do it,I am a tax payer!
Reminded me to check my set of tires on my 11 yr old low mileage SUV. 20/20 program is old and provided valuable and believable information to the public then.
the U S guy is lieing and he knows it
Since this is an old investigation, anyone know if stores are required to show logs of when tires were first purchased
Yes, still have DOT dates....standard.
do not shop at junky tire shops, buy from well respected dealer and check dates of course
He bought the cheapest "on sale" tires he could find........was it worth it?
Tires can most certainly dry rot and blow apart, but a tires tread is not just going to come off unless you went the cheap skate way and bought tires that are retreaded, OR was sold a tire that was retreaded unknowingly. Retreads are tires that have worn out original tread, then the owner or tire shop will more or less adhere new tread to the old rubber. This is extremely dangerous if you don't use those tires properly. Trucking companies do this for cost effectiveness but are only authorized to use them on the trailers where they can maintain control of the vehicle when the tread falls off.Other info you should know, BF Goodrich is notorious for faulty tires and have issued tire recalls over and over, as well as been the center of numerous lawsuits.
BEWARE WHEN BUYING OLD TIRES .................... OR TYRES FOR THAT MATTER.
In 2002 I purchased 4 new tires for my Pontiac. Two weeks later my wife was driving down the interstate when the tread on the left front tire partially came off. It destroyed the driver side front fender and scared her badly. I sent the tire in to Goodyear and they said the tire was overinflated. I checked the other 3 tires and they were all ok. A couple months later another tire tread separated. I removed all the tires and purchased Michelin. End of problem.
4 year's old was not so bad, in my Contry i offen find private people try to sell tires there are 15-17 years old, normaly we say after 6 years you schuld not use it enymore, so why some people try to sell so old tires they schuld fucking go to jail, even if i write to the news paper they don't even do enything about it
Informative article, thanks
Getting ready myself to buy new tires for my truck, will be checking things more closely now before driving off. Thanks for bringing this up, the public has the right to know.
Demand to check the tyres before they fit them