Firestone Wide Oval ID

[BARN FIND]

Is there a way to tell what year a F60 Wide Oval was manufactured?

[Mr70]

Yes,within reason.What's the DOT on it?

[BARN FIND]

VCUD DL 1203

[Mr70]

That looks to me like it was manufactured in the last week of May,1973.

[GTO_DON]

RICK,HOW DO YOU DO THAT? CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU COME UP WITH THAT....THANKS http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[BARN FIND]

Thanks, I appreciate the quick answer.

[DaJudge]

How does he do it, Rick let me know if I am wrong http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

It begins with the letters "DOT" and indicates that the tire meets all federal standards. The next two numbers or letters are the plant code where it was manufactured, and the last four numbers represent the week and year the tire was built. For example, the numbers 3197 means the 31st week of 1997. The other numbers are marketing codes used at the manufacturer's discretion. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Mr70]

You got it Mike,but that's for tires made after the year 1999.Before 2000,the last digit is the last digit of the year manufactured,and the two numbers before that are the week in the year.
Example:...3197 DOT code after the year 1999 is 31st week of 1997.
3197 before 2000 is 19th week of a year ending in 7.This is where you have to figure out what year that last digit stands for.It could be 1967-77-87-97.
Now you have to understand the plant codes and what was up & running in those time frames at those locations to help narrow down the year manufactured.
This does not apply to ALL tires.

[DaJudge]

Thanks Rick http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[indyjps]

mr70, sounds pretty confusing, glad you are willing to decode them for us.