One of the most important but under looked safety features on your car or your tires. It is critically important that you care for them to keep your family safe.
There are several issues that you should be aware of regarding the care of your tires. The first is proper inflation. If you're tires are overinflated or underinflated it can not only affect the life of the tires but also can lead to tire failure.
Another factor that is often overlooked is the age of the tire. Most manufacturers now recommend at most a six-year life of a tire. Where people get in trouble on the age of tires is either when a car has not been used much or when the tire was a spare tire. They may look like they have plenty of tread but with older tires the rubber does not hold together and the results can be disastrous.
There are is a simple way to check the age of any tire that you are unsure. A DOT number is located on the outside wall of the tire. The last four digits will be numbers and the first two numbers are the week the tires made in the last two are the year-so 5107 means made in the 51st week of 2007.
Check the tire for recommended pressure and maintain it at that level also check the age of the tire to avoid tire failure and keep yourself and your family safe.
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston defective tire lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a defective product lawyer in Houston call the Baumgartner firm.
