Odd Tyre Date Code

Steve059

I have an odd tyre date code on my spare tyre.

The code is 0141. The first two digits could be the week number, but the second two should be the year. 1941? I think not.

It's the spare tyre and, to the best of my knowledge, it's been in the car since it was built in Ford's Cologne factory in September 2004.

The tyre is a Bridgestone B391.

molerat

I think you have found the wrong set of numbers

Steve059

molerat wrote: »

I think you have found the wrong set of numbers

So did I at first. But there are no other more plausible numbers (ie. nn04) stamped anywhere else on the tyre. It's the spare, so it was easy to check both sides. The number is stamped in the same place and in the same rounded rectangular area, just like all other tyre date codes I've seen.



I can't recall where the tyre was made but, as Bridgestone is an American company, I've even checked whether they have their "tire" codes the same wrong way round as their dates (ie. 0141 = year 2001, week 41). They don't.

I ought to check and adjust the pressure, so I'll take a photo of the actual number and try to post it.

Inner_Zone

Steve059 wrote: »

I can't recall where the tyre was made but, as Bridgestone is an American company,

Pendant mode actually they are Japanese.

Steve059

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Pendant mode actually they are Japanese.

You learn something new every day.

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/history/index.html

maninthestreet

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Pendant mode actually they are Japanese.

I think you mean 'Pedant'.....

flashg67

Steve059 wrote: »

You learn something new every day.

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/history/index.html

But with 178 plants across the world..

Steve059

flashg67 wrote: »

But with 178 plants across the world..

But founded by Shojiro Ishibashi in Kurume, headquarters in Tokyo, a chairman named Shoshi Arakawa and a CEO named Masaaki Tsuya.

I wonder if they know what the code number means?