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Requested: a use-by date for tires.(Up front: news: trends: advice)(Brief Article)
Do tires need a use-by date, like the milk in your refrigerator? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is being asked to require tire makers to provide expiration dates. Strategic Safety LLC, a safety research firm, submitted comments to NHTSA last September, saying it has identified 20 cases in which tires six or more years old failed, resulting in nine deaths.
NHTSA expects to complete a two-year study in March that will gauge how tires actually age, whether lab tests can mimic aging, and whether a tire-endurance and aging test can be developed. The study may show whether a use-by date is feasible, says a NHTSA spokesman.
Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen recommend replacing tires after six years, regardless of tread wear. The British Rubber Manufacturers' ...
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