Michelins without date code

[ET16]

I've seen this a couple of times now: Michelins with incomplete DOT date codes.

I saw some tires on a wrecked Saab a few days ago. I assume they were from the same lot. One tire had a full date code, indicating the tire was from 2017. The other tires were identical, but had incomplete codes where the date should have been.

Anyone else see this?

 

[nthach]

Look on the other side of the tire. I've noticed Michelin, Bridgestone and maybe Conti does this on some models, especially on low-profile tires with asymmetrical/directional tread with an defined inside/outside sidewall.

 

[Wolf359]

They only print it on one side of the tire. If it's not there, you look to the inside tire. It's been a requirement for years so I would expect that you would find it unless the tires are several decades old.

 

[Pelican]

It's always printed on the opposite side of where the name is, to make it more difficult to read.

 

[ET16]

Originally Posted by nthach
Look on the other side of the tire. I've noticed Michelin, Bridgestone and maybe Conti does this on some models, especially on low-profile tires with asymmetrical/directional tread with an defined inside/outside sidewall.


That makes sense.

 

[K20FA5]

Yep, just one one side. The Defender LTX M/S I put on my wife's 4Runner are white letters. I had the white letters put on the inside. The DOT info is on the white letter side, it's just blank on the blackwall side.

 

[dubber09]

Similar with Sumitomo Encounter HT tires I got, tires have raised brand name lettering on one side and smooth on the other side, DOT is stamped on the side with raised letters only, I had 'raised side' mounted on outside so I can see the date.