Are You Aware that Aged Tires could be A Driving Hazard?
A Must See Video!!
Research and tests show that as tires age, they begin to dry out and become potentially dangerous, leading to calls for a six-year age limit for tires from Ford Motor Co. and other car companies.
"20/20" teamed up with ABC News affiliates to see if tires older than six years were being sold as "new" by major tire retailers. Unlike most consumers, investigating team knew how to read the industry's convoluted date code, which reveals the week and year when a tire was made.
In San Francisco, Calif., reporters from KGO-TV found a tire made in 1999 and two from 2002 being sold as new by Goodyear, the seventh largest tire retailer in the U.S.
In Indianapolis, Ind., affiliate WRTV-TV went tire shopping at Wal-Mart, the country's third largest tire seller, and found a tire made in 2001 and one from 1999. In Orlando, Fla., affiliate WFTV-TV also found two aged tires dating back to 1999 and 2000 for sale at a Wal-Mart store.
At Sears, the fifth largest tire retailer in the U.S., the undercover "20/20" shoppers found nearly a dozen aged tires being sold as new as part of a special "manager's clearance sale." At three different stores in New Jersey, we found tires ranging from seven years old to one that was manufactured 12 years ago in 1996.
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