Thread by @Sunil_Sawhney

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I called my driver this morning & asked, "how many years does a tyre stay before it expires"?

He looked at me like an alien from Mars, an expression that seemed to ask in awe, "does a tyre ever expire"?

Every tyre has an expiry date after which it is supposed to be replaced , lest it risks a blow-out!

The life span of a tyre from the date of manufacture is four years.

Now, how do you know the date a tyre was manufactured?

It is written on the tyre as four digits!

The first two digits represent the week, while the last two is the year of manufacture.

Please note that the four digits stand alone, not added to any alphabet. Some manufacturers place the asterics sign (*) before and after the four digits , while others simply encycle it.

So, 1616 means that the tyre was manufactured on the 16th week ( last week of April ) in the year 2016. The tyre will therefore expire on the 16th week of 2020.

You may therefore buy a "brand new" tyre which has since EXPIRED or just about to expire!

Some manufacturers however don't state the date of manufacture on their tyres, breaching the estacode thereof. This is common among the brands Made in a particular country.

Buying a tyre devoid of manufacturing date is a kin to swallowing a pill without an expiry date.

I think it's even worse, because the expired drug can only hurt you, while a burst tyre puts the life of ALL the occupants of the vehicle in jeopardy since the elasticity of the rubberized tyre is lost and it becomes rigid.

So now that we know, I recommend we do the below:

1. Take the pain, bend down, check the date of manufacture of our tyre and do the needful.

2. Share with others and assist in saving lives. I just did my bit..

#SaveALife
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#BeSafeOutThere
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