If I remember, once I seen on TV that insurance companies only accept a claim if the tire was 7 years old or less.
Zoltan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe T. 
  To: zolo@foxinternet.net ; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:44 PM
  Subject: Re: How to find the dates of manufacture on a tire

  Made in Italy, 45th week of 2007. Not young, but no sidewall cracking that I can see. (no, I'm not an expert, just using my eyes.)

  I do know that they started their life in Oregon on a Syncro that was sold to a guy in Grand Junction, and eventually made their way to me.

  Joe T.
  '85 Wolfsburg Westy EJ22 
  Denver, Colorado

  -------- Original message --------
  Subject: How to find the dates of manufacture on a tire 
  From: HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net> 
  To: "Joe T." <vanagon85@GMAIL.COM>,vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  CC: 

  I'm always looking for the melted in three of four digit numbers, bordered 
  with an oval shape. Those are the ones that tell you the week and the year, 
  in that order.  Usually it's four digits.  Only on one side of the tire.
  Zoltan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Joe T." <vanagon85@GMAIL.COM>
  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
  Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:29 AM
  Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis 51's for sale

  > Thanks Miguel, good information there.
  >
  > I wrote down every little number on one of the tires last night, but
  > apparently not in any real legible way.
  >
  > I'll need to take a closer look now that I know what I'm looking for,
  > because according to my crack code-breaking skills, these tires were made
  > in 1967.  Something tells me that's incorrect.
  >
  > --
  > Joe T.
  > '85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2
  > Denver, Colorado, USA
  >
  > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:28 PM, miguel pacheco 
  > <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:
  >
  >> Here's a good link for determining tire manufacture date :
  >> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
  >>
  >> Miguel
  >>
  >