Most noteworthy is the DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN), which contains information like codes for the tire plant, manufacturer, and tire size codes. The TIN could easily be found by locating ...

Q: I am looking to purchase new tires for my 1995 Buick Regal very soon. I was told there is a code on the tire showing when it was made at the factory. I was told the tires could be old and become… ...

Some experts say that date is very important and that tires should not be used after a certain number of years. The last four digits of the DOT code stamp on a tire indicate when it was made.

When I went undercover at a used tire shop on Taylor Boulevard, the person running the shop was aware tires had date codes, but when asked to find the date of one of the tires picked out of the stack, ...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6)—The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued 37 new DOT tire plant codes—necessary for selling tires in the U.S.—in the past two years to 32 companies. Among the new codes are ...

Before the implementation, Discount Tire technicians had to manually measure as many as 12 different spots for tread depth and used pen and paper to record Department of Transportation (DOT) codes.