Tires look brand new, but are 11 years old. Keep or discard?

[Skypuppy]

NEVER let auto/truck tires stay on you vehicle past 7 (5 recommended) years. I bought a used RV several years back. All 6 tires looked brand new. Driving it on the way home, had the front left tire blow out at 65 mph. Talk about pucker factor! Tire people told me how they decay within 5-7 years. It's the crap they put in tires now. Airplane tires last for a couple decades so why can't vehicle tires??? Oh, btw, the RV was 25,000 lbs, 40', and jumped lanes SO FAST and I couldn't control it. My reflexes are well above average as is strength, but it was no contest. Don't know how the guy in the left lane didn't get pushed off into an 8 foot deep median ditch. 4-lane highway.
Oh, and the RV was stored inside a building so it was not just UV damage, which is the cause of most tire deterioration.

 

[Skypuppy]

Whose life? Theirs or yours? And we are really talking about living and dying due to bad tires.

 

[Skypuppy]

These tire photos are good, but would someone please post a photo showing where to find the year manufactured info and if it's a code please decode it.
I went and looked at my various tires and - aside from the tire size - all I could find was "made in usa". No mention of when! No mention of when. Thanks.

It's stamped on the tire itself. The date code is 4 digits. 2 for the week, and 2 for the year of manufacture. All tires sold in the US have them. On older tires the date code might be worn through, so if the lire "looks new" but you can't read the date code, leave it: it's already rotted.

 

[Skypuppy]

I guess the tire man you spoke to knows more than Michelin? Their tire recommendation starts at 6 and ends at 10 given the conditions the tires are kept in. Your statement gives the impression that they are good until they reach 10, which could possibly happen, but not in Florida!
David from jax

I will NEVER buy another Michelin tire. 3 times in 10 years, they failed to honor their tire warranties, and I keep the purchase receipts for the age of the unit. Besides, there are better tires for half the Michelin prices...

 

[sandman2234]

I will NEVER buy another Michelin tire. 3 times in 10 years, they failed to honor their tire warranties, and I keep the purchase receipts for the age of the unit. Besides, there are better tires for half the Michelin prices...

I don't remember ever buying a Michelin tire...however, my Mom bought a new SUV in late 2011 with them on it. She went to the dealership in 2019 to get her oil changed and they said She should replace her tires because they were showing signs of surface cracking. The car had less than 12k miles on it and Mom called Michelin and they told Her to take it to a particular tire shop to get checked. They replaced all five tires at no cost. Michelin paid the bill...
Maybe they are getting better, maybe not.
David from jax

 

[Hay Dude]

NEVER let auto/truck tires stay on you vehicle past 7 (5 recommended) years. I bought a used RV several years back. All 6 tires looked brand new. Driving it on the way home, had the front left tire blow out at 65 mph. Talk about pucker factor! Tire people told me how they decay within 5-7 years. It's the crap they put in tires now. Airplane tires last for a couple decades so why can't vehicle tires??? Oh, btw, the RV was 25,000 lbs, 40', and jumped lanes SO FAST and I couldn't control it. My reflexes are well above average as is strength, but it was no contest. Don't know how the guy in the left lane didn't get pushed off into an 8 foot deep median ditch. 4-lane highway.
Oh, and the RV was stored inside a building so it was not just UV damage, which is the cause of most tire deterioration.

Probably because aircraft tires are manufactured differently with higher quality materials.

 

[Hay Dude]

I will NEVER buy another Michelin tire. 3 times in 10 years, they failed to honor their tire warranties, and I keep the purchase receipts for the age of the unit. Besides, there are better tires for half the Michelin prices...

They’re all like that. I had a zipper sidewall failure on a practically new Goodyear “Grizz” Ag tire and they gave me the runaround for a few months until I gave up.
New tire was $1,200.

 

[sandman2234]

NEVER let auto/truck tires stay on you vehicle past 7 (5 recommended) years. I bought a used RV several years back. All 6 tires looked brand new. Driving it on the way home, had the front left tire blow out at 65 mph. Talk about pucker factor! Tire people told me how they decay within 5-7 years. It's the crap they put in tires now. Airplane tires last for a couple decades so why can't vehicle tires??? Oh, btw, the RV was 25,000 lbs, 40', and jumped lanes SO FAST and I couldn't control it. My reflexes are well above average as is strength, but it was no contest. Don't know how the guy in the left lane didn't get pushed off into an 8 foot deep median ditch. 4-lane highway.
Oh, and the RV was stored inside a building so it was not just UV damage, which is the cause of most tire deterioration.

A good friend bought an RV up in VA just a little bigger than yours, 43 with a tag axle. He didn't want to spend the time and money to buy new tires for it until he got it home. I talked him into at least buying the two new front tires and keeping the speed coming home down around 65 instead of running with traffic. He did, had no problem, but did change out the rest of them as soon as he got home. The coach is a 2016 model with very few miles on it. (and it is NICE)
David from jax

 

[jyoutz]

I will NEVER buy another Michelin tire. 3 times in 10 years, they failed to honor their tire warranties, and I keep the purchase receipts for the age of the unit. Besides, there are better tires for half the Michelin prices...

I had problems with the sidewalls on Michelin tires cracking, so I quit buying hem. The tread would still be good, but sidewalls shot.

 

[jyoutz]

Probably because aircraft tires are manufactured differently with higher quality materials.

They’re probably just manufactured for strength and not road “gripping” like vehicle tires. The new rubber compounds that are designed to grip wet roads do that job well, but they become brittle over time.

 

[Redbug]

This spring I had a trailer blowout while transporting my tractor. Replaced the tire with the spare. Next time out...another tire blew. By then I was really paranoid. Both times I left the trailer and tractor where I was bush hogging until I got another spare to go on the trailer to bring things home. I go no where without a spare. Those tires were around 7 years old and I replaced the remaining ones with new tires. I know better now.

 

[ultrarunner]

I don't remember ever buying a Michelin tire...however, my Mom bought a new SUV in late 2011 with them on it. She went to the dealership in 2019 to get her oil changed and they said She should replace her tires because they were showing signs of surface cracking. The car had less than 12k miles on it and Mom called Michelin and they told Her to take it to a particular tire shop to get checked. They replaced all five tires at no cost. Michelin paid the bill...
Maybe they are getting better, maybe not.
David from jax

Same with Bridgestone… very low mileage only to grocery once a week.

I mentioned to my then 88 year old neighbor his tires were all cracked… only 6,000 miles…

Dealer said let’s make a call… Bridgestone furnished 4 new tires to replace the 8 almost 9 year old tires and neighbor paid mount and balance.

 

[sandman2234]

I drove for a company for a while back when I was younger... (59 lol) We were dedicated to Bridgestone Tires and serviced the warehouse here in Jax. That building, if you walk around the perimeter is a mile hike! Almost all of our loads were driver unload, and I have "fingerprinted" more tires than most people will buy in their lifetime! (Considering about 1200 tires per trailer, once a day for a couple of years). The heat inside a 53' trailer backed up to a dock in the summer in Florida, isn't for someone used to northern climate.
Just unloading tires is an art, the way it is done!
David from jax

 

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I have 8 truck tires-- size 295/80R22.5 Load range H.

They look brand new, have under 1,000 miles on them, but are 11 years old. They have been mounted on a truck that has been rarely used, stored indoors, and only occasionally driven. People are telling me to throw the tires away and replace them. A new set, including installation, is close to $10,000.

Q- are they safe to use? Should I replace them and be "better safe than sorry?" Does indoor storage make a difference in the recommendation to replace every 6-10 years regardless of mileage?

Other than discarding, is there any good use for these "like new" tires I would be removing?

Indoor storage makes a HUGE difference on tire life, blazing sun is a tire killer. I would not put 11 year old tires on the interstate at 70mph for a hundred miles, but shorter, lower speed trips wouldn't bother me, especially with that low of mileage on them. JMHO

 

[Fxfymn413]

I wonder if the use of TPMS on all new vehicles will reduce the number of tire failures. Keeping tires at the proper inflation is paramount if you want long life out of them.

 

[not2old]

I wonder if the use of TPMS on all new vehicles will reduce the number of tire failures. Keeping tires at the proper inflation is paramount if you want long life out of them.

I admit to not noticing a low tire a few times before the TPMS notified me. Only once did I feel I needed to add air before arriving home.

 

[laabk2]

I've got 6 on a 1986 International S1900 that I got when my father died in 03 and not sure when he had them put on. The truck has been sitting in a shop and holding 100+ on the pressure. I drive it on occasion, when I need the equipment that is on it. It has a service bed with a Box mounted Hydraulic Crane, a welder and Oxy/Acc torch set. The total gross weight is about 22k. I do check them before I take it out and use it but I am not in a position to replace 6 tires that have over 75% tread left with no visible evidence of Dry Rotting!

 

[RayIN]

I have tires older than that on my truck and my stock trailer. I was mistaken. It’s 6 years on the date code where most tire shops recommend replacement.

Coincidentally, 6 years is the warranty period for most truck tires. Michelin says 10 yrs is max for running truck tires, which is also the USDOT commercial truck tire limit.

 

[deserteagle71]

I wonder if the use of TPMS on all new vehicles will reduce the number of tire failures. Keeping tires at the proper inflation is paramount if you want long life out of them.

TPMS has definitely saved a few tires for me. I drive mainly dirt roads and with the uneven surface it is difficult to tell that a tire is losing air and the vehicle isn't handling normally. Destroyed several tires many years past because, by the time I realized the tire was flat or almost flat, it was ruined. First vehicle I got with TPMS was my 2016 F150 and that made me a believer. The TPMS alarm would come on and I'd pull over immediately, before the tire was ruined, and put on a spare. When I saw how well that worked I added aftermarket TPMS to my other rigs that spend a lot of time on dirt. Haven't ruined a tire since. And it makes checking the tire air pressure so simple and easy - not need to check each tire individually with a tire gauge. Just bring up the TPMS screen and I know the pressure in each tire...and I can do it while driving.

 

[WM75Guy]

TPMS has definitely saved a few tires for me. I drive mainly dirt roads and with the uneven surface it is difficult to tell that a tire is losing air and the vehicle isn't handling normally. Destroyed several tires many years past because, by the time I realized the tire was flat or almost flat, it was ruined. First vehicle I got with TPMS was my 2016 F150 and that made me a believer. The TPMS alarm would come on and I'd pull over immediately, before the tire was ruined, and put on a spare. When I saw how well that worked I added aftermarket TPMS to my other rigs that spend a lot of time on dirt. Haven't ruined a tire since. And it makes checking the tire air pressure so simple and easy - not need to check each tire individually with a tire gauge. Just bring up the TPMS screen and I know the pressure in each tire...and I can do it while driving.

I too am a believer in TPMS. My GMC vehicles allow you to customize the display on the dash display. On the 3500HD I have the TPMS, transmission temp, and trailer brake gain displayed. Definitely easier than manually checking the duals. The trailer TPMS is on the center display.