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Originally Posted by modhatter
Where is the year of the tire displayed? Another question: Who do you get to mount and balance the tires. Call me silly, but I can't envision a TM up on the hydraulic lift at a tire dealership. Do they do it, or do you have to bring it to a RV shop?
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Every on the road tire sold in the United States is required to have a Dept of Transportation (DOT) code on the sidewall. This code (which can be a combination of letters and numbers), when decoded tells the manufacturing plant, size, ply, etc of the tire. The very last four digits (since the year 2000) will tell the week (1st and 2nd number) and the year (3rd and fourth digit).
EX: 2304, tells it was manufactured the 23rd week of 2004.
You may find the complete code on only one side of the sidewall and a partial code on the other. You need the complete code, and may have to crawl under the trailer to read it, if it is on that sidewall of the tire. Look for everything after the letters DOT
We discussed it here:
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...tire+date+code
EDIT: Sorry for the same information already provided by Dina. We must have been typing at the same time.