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[dhbfaster]

Bummer on the tire Dennis.....was it "cut" or was it actually split open (essentially dry rot)? I have been worried about buying lower volume tires (especially online) because their inventory might be old. Did you check the date code on the tire to see how old it is?

Here is a link in case you are not familiar with how to check it. I'm curious to know how old the new ones actually are too.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...160206163233:s

Also, could the tire possibly be covered under warranty?

[dhbfaster]

Actually....now that I open the pic full size on my iPad I see it was different than I thought.
Looks like a small side puncture. I can also see your tire date code is 0812 which is week 8 of the year 2012. Almost new tires! What a bummer.
Anyway, in case you don't have it, I did find their warranty and a place to register your new tires on their website.
http://www.tireco.com/warranty
http://www.tireco.com/registration/

[ew1usnr]

Did you check the date code on the tire to see how old it is?

Hello, Don.

I received the P175/80R13 M775 WSW Milestar All Season Touring SLE M+S rated tire that I ordered from Amazon six days ago.
Note: "A sidewall mark of M+S (or M/S, M&S, MS) means that you have an all-season tire that has been approved for use in mud and snow by the Rubber Manufacturer's Association (RMA)".

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The tire has a 3915 date code.

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Your reference said: "Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year."

52 - 39 = 13 weeks of 2015 + 7 weeks of 2016 = a 20 week old tire. Wow!

The tire weighed 15.2 lbs on a bathroom scale.

[dhbfaster]

Nice! Fresh rubber.