OLD TIRES ARE DANGEROUS
I have previously discussed the dangers of old tires in a prior blog. It is a topic that remains an ongoing concern because there are still vendors selling old tires and people driving on old tires. In short, people are still dying from preventable wrecks due to old dangerous tires.
In keeping up on this topic for my litigation practice I ran across the Safety Research & Strategies site and its additional links to government sources and reports on old tires. The site is outstanding and well worth a review for anyone interested in this topic . The SRS tire material can be checked out here.
How old is an old tire? My new set of 4 were manufactured(3 in 4210,1 in 4009) 4210 being the 42nd week of 2010. Do I need to worry about the odd tire?
(Editors Comment: I think you need to be aware that the odd tire is the one that is most likely to be a problem. Even if you have low annual miles, consider replacing the suspect tire in the 6th year, which will be a year earlier for that tire than your other three.)