Finding the Manufacture Date on a Tire

Finding the manufacture date on a tire can be easier to do once you know what you're looking for. On all tires manufactured for vehicles, the tire identification number is printed on either one side or both sides of the tire wall. All that you need to do is locate the sets of numbers and determine that last three or four digits of the sequence. The last three or four digits are the week and year the tire was made.

Tires Made before 2000
Find the sequencing of numbers after the letters "DOT." Identify the last three digits.
The first two of the three indicates the week the tire was made. The last digit indicates the year.

Tires Made after 2000
Find the last four numbers. This will be after the letters "DOT." Continue until you see the last string of numbers. If the letters "DOT," are only one side with a few numbers, you will find the rest of the numbers on the other side of the tire. The last four digits indicate the week and year manufactured. The first two of the last four is the week and the last two digits are the year.