lifezone247:
It's all depends, is just like you buying a beverage and the expiring date is boldly written on it, some China made Nigerian imported ones don't have it any way, that is why we need our SON (standard organisation of Nigeria) to always do their job well to avoid importation of such goods into the country.

carreport:


All tyres have DOM, just that most Vulcanizers don't know how to check for rotation of tyres because its written only on one face of the tyre (usually the front)

erico2k2:

Let me try and say something here
What you should watch on your tyres are the depth of thread, there is usually a marker on the Depth this is what you must pay attention to and this is what Micheline referred to when they said replacement as per vehicle equipment.Once your tyres warn beyond that marker you must change them as the marker is the legal limit fo usage,you lose grip after the thread goes down beyond the marker
As shown below these markers are what we should focus on not Manufacturing dates.

ini4brandon:
FRSC will be wishing they could ban the OP to prevent him from spoiling thier market.

sooperrescue:
The frsc is right. In 2009. we trained some of their officers on tyre monitoring courtesy of Dunlop tyres. The tyres do expire after four years irrespective of the usage. I remember how Michelin tyres were always worried about the stock in their warehouse because of the poor sales activities and their clock ticking on their tyres. That said, the number one problem is the tyre temperature and speed ratings. Even if you bought a 2015 made tyre and it is temperature b tyre and t rating, you are courting danger. Ensure you have temperature a on your tyres and an accurate speed rating for your car.

sooperrescue:
The frsc is right. In 2009. we trained some of their officers on tyre monitoring courtesy of Dunlop tyres. The tyres do expire after four years irrespective of the usage. I remember how Michelin tyres were always worried about the stock in their warehouse because of the poor sales activities and their clock ticking on their tyres. That said, the number one problem is the tyre temperature and speed ratings. Even if you bought a 2015 made tyre and it is temperature b tyre and t rating, you are courting danger. Ensure you have temperature a on your tyres and an accurate speed rating for your car.

I am sorry I can't reading any meaning to this write up. I read other posts here and it's been quite educative. What exactly are you saying Mr Man?

akanniade10:

I am sorry I can't reading any meaning to this write up. I read other posts here and it's been quite educative. What exactly are you saying Mr Man?
Seeing this moniker alone gets me pissed off, you come dey mis yarn again. Hian!

erico2k2:


Guy why come online to chat something of false or no meaning? ??go to michelin website and see what they say. I even copied a link on here and yoy are still living I the 70s so in all ur years U dnt know tyres have marker to monitor wear and tear?and what temp are you talking about? Is it not to this resolve they have an inflatable ratio to cater for expansion?

sooperrescue:


If you can't read, go back to school. It is not every one that can type that know their left from their right.

Lol not surprised with your response at all. Your previous posts and comments abt u from oda NL members says it all. I leave you in peace.

sooperrescue:


If you can't read, go back to school. It is not every one that can type that know their left from their right.
We are not talking about tyre wear. We are talking about the temperature rating of a tyre, no matter how new the tyre is, if it is temperature b rating, it will explode under the high temperature we had from February this year. Michelin UK cannot be a reference point for our type of tyres. In their imports, 90% are temperature b tyre rating. No need checking out the wear when you are not sure that the tyre will survive a year. I don't know about the UK but in Switzerland, we use two types of tyres. Winter from October to April and Summer from May to September. The summer tyres are called performance tyre but in the USA, they use all season tyre which tolerates both temperatures and its speed rating is restricted but it is always temperature b except the speed rating is v and above, then it is rated as traction aa, temperature a. That's the tyre for Nigerian roads. Check the tyre on your car and look for the temperature rating and act.

erico2k2:

Bro Im sorry to say ,I think you are ignorant of waht you are trying to say,
The only difference between Winter and summer tyres are the grips .
During winter teh weather is cold and the compounds harden in these case the winter tyres retains its grip
During summer the tyre compound expands and retains its grip
There was never an issue of tyr bursting its all about stopping and braking distance
In Tropical regions like ours in Nigeria We use all Seasons tyrs as there is no winter here.
In switz when yu get stopped do the police look for the date of manufacture in ur tyres? the check if you are using the right tyres and if this is correct then they check your thread by their markers to see how far worn you are and if its within the legal limit
The issue of 2 tier of tyres in the EU and swiss is more to do with legislature.
Your tyre ratings is peculiar to just your country and no where else
You keep saying speed rating, explain this, waht has speed ratings got to do with your main tyres not spare and how is this applicable in Nigeria where we are always in summer

carreport:


No on the contrary I wish they could actually stop harassing innocent people but rather ensure safety.

Ps: mods lalasticalala Ishovile kindly help us move thread to front page let's have a comprehensive view by all on this please.

sooperrescue:
hy Good question, the average tyre reading is 205/55/16/98 v. The v is the speed rating which means the car cannot exceed 240kms. In some cars like the sclass, bmw 7 series, their tyres are rated zr which means no speed limit. There are times when you will be driving at 120km and your tyres will be vibrating and you will be thinking it needs wheel bslancing but it is your car warning you to reduce speed cos the tyre on your car is not supposed to be there. If you have a range rover fitted with all season tyres with the speed rating limited at H, there is a tendency that that tyre has a B temperature and it will explode when faced with a 25degrees heat. The frsc stated in their report that over 77% of accídents were caused by burst tyres this year and we all know the intense heat the rains just chased away of recent. The legislation you talked about is because it will be suicidal to drive your car with winter tyres in summer or use summer tyres in winter. Here, it is a way of life. Nigerians import cars from all over the world and the cars arrive with 80% substandard tyres which are not meant for nigerian roads. These are the tyres on our roads and if you check many tire sellers stock, they sell majorly temperature b tyres which like you noted, is not ideal for a country that has only summer season. The best thing frsc should do right now is to prevent burst tyres accidents and we should all support them. It is better than being on the road asking for fire extinguisher

erico2k2:

Let me try and say something here
What you should watch on your tyres are the depth of thread, there is usually a marker on the Depth this is what you must pay attention to and this is what Micheline referred to when they said replacement as per vehicle equipment.Once your tyres warn beyond that marker you must change them as the marker is the legal limit fo usage,you lose grip after the thread goes down beyond the marker
As shown below these markers are what we should focus on not Manufacturing dates.

sooperrescue:


If you can't read, go back to school. It is not every one that can type that know their left from their right.
We are not talking about tyre wear. We are talking about the temperature rating of a tyre, no matter how new the tyre is, if it is temperature b rating, it will explode under the high temperature we had from February this year. Michelin UK cannot be a reference point for our type of tyres. In their imports, 90% are temperature b tyre rating. No need checking out the wear when you are not sure that the tyre will survive a year. I don't know about the UK but in Switzerland, we use two types of tyres. Winter from October to April and Summer from May to September. The summer tyres are called performance tyre but in the USA, they use all season tyre which tolerates both temperatures and its speed rating is restricted but it is always temperature b except the speed rating is v and above, then it is rated as traction aa, temperature a. That's the tyre for Nigerian roads. Check the tyre on your car and look for the temperature rating and act.