The chronological age of any tire can be found on the tire sidewall by examining the characters following the symbol 'DOT'. The last four numbers identify the. So while DOT Tire Identification Numbers are commonly but erroneously referred to as the tire's serial number, unlike the serial numbers used on most other consumer goods that identify one specific item, Tire Identification Numbers actually identify production batches.
What does the DOT code mean? DOT is the abbreviation for the Department of Transportation and it is. DOT, together with the numbers and letters, allow for indicating the place and date of the tyre’s manufacture. Production year - how to check the tyre’s age?
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The DOT abbreviation is followed by numbers that indicate the tyre factory code and date, respectively. Production time is indicated by the last three or four digits. 3-digit numbers indicate a production date before 2000, where the first two digits stand for the production week and the last one indicates the year.