My Michelins do not have the triangle (1980 series) , good point John,
thanks.
Regards,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert McBride
To: Bob ; John North ; Triumph 6 Pack
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Tire age
The DOT Code is an alphanumeric character sequence molded into the sidewall
of the tire for purposes of tire identification. The DOT Code is mandated by
the US Department of Transportation. The DOT Code is useful in identifying
tires in a product recall.
The DOT Code begins with the letters "DOT" followed by a two numbers or
letters plant code that identifies where it was manufactured. The last four
numbers represent the week and year the tire was built. A three-digit code was
used for tires manufactured before the year 2000. For example, 178 means it
was manufactured in the 17th week of 8th year of the decade. In this case it
means 1988. For tires manufactured in the 1990s, the same code holds true, but
there is a little triangle (N) after the DOT code. Thus, a tire manufactured
in the 17th week of 1998 would have the code 178N. After 2000, the code was
switched to a 4-digit code. Same rules apply, so for example, 3003 means the
tire was manufactured in the 30th week of 2003
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob
To: John North ; Triumph 6 Pack
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Tire age
I contacted Michelin with the exact same series numbers. Redline tire
with
tube marked made in France?
My tire is FHTJA8NX 015.... 01 is month 5 is year - 1985.
Regards,
Bob
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