tires older than 6 years old could kill you

check the date of manufacture on your tires. If there is a number on a
tire say 434 (the last number after a long list of numbers and
letters) then the tire was manufactired in the 43rd week of 1994 if
the number is 2505 then the tire was manufactured in the 25th week of
2005. According to ABC news 20/20 any tire older than 6 years old
could separate and you could lose control of your vehicle and be
killed.
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