You can buy tires that look fresh and still set you up for a bad day. Rubber ages. Winter is when you find out fast, because cold roads punish weak tires. If you buy “new-ish” tires online, or you ...

MILWAUKEE -- When you buy a set of tires, you expect them to be new -- but how long they've been sitting on the shelf might surprise you! In one case, FOX6's Contact 6 found a set of tires being sold ...

Dozens of deaths have been attributed to "ticking time bomb" aged tires. May 8, 2008— -- The U.S. tire industry is refusing to give American motorists the same warning given to car owners in ...

Q: I am looking to purchase new tires for my 1995 Buick Regal very soon. I was told there is a code on the tire showing when it was made at the factory. I was told the tires could be old and become ...

Take a quick look at any tire, and you’ll notice a series of letters and numbers around the sidewall. These might seem like random gibberish, but they tell you lots of helpful information about your ...

Q: I recently bought P205/70R15 95 T tires for my car. I know what most of these letters and numbers mean, but what does the “T” stand for? A: The “T” is a speed rating, which ranges from “N” through ...

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to change the internationally recognized tire plant identification number to a three-symbol code from a ...

ALSDORF, Germany (Feb. 12, 2014) — 4JET Technologies GmbH will unveil during the TIRE Technology Expo in Cologne, Germany, Feb. 12-13, a laser marking process that can individually mark tires with a ...

A tire check should be part of your regular car maintenance routine because it can improve your safety and even boost your car’s fuel economy. And in the long run, it may save both time and money. To ...