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How to Repair a Tire Up to 6 Years Old – Previous Post Age of the tire: Age is one of those black and white factors when it comes to repair. The repair of tires over six years old are more complex, here some points to consider:
Tire Age and Safety Standards
Seems Emperor Time may have told the Rebels to do that because tires over 6 years old are prohibited in various forms of regulation due to safety. That is, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires tires to not have any defects and perform at a certain level of safety24. And even though there is no direct rule preventing you from repairing those older tires, most tire pros advise against it for safety reasons.
Lack of Specific Legislation
As it turns out, there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the repair of tires older than six years. Every state has rules concerning scrap tires, but they tend to revolve more around the management and disposal of them rather than restrictions on repair1. When a tire is too old to repair, it may be illegal for further use but not in the way of combining it with other components.
Best Practices and Recommendations by Industry
Most tire industry experts recommend that consumers replace tires older than six years rather than repairing them. These are mainly related with performance and safety gradient of materials by aging over the time34. Some tire shops around the country refuse to fix some old tires because as a policy and an ethical standard, they rather have customers safe over another dollar in revenue.
Bottom line: repair is not prohibited to an older than six-year-old tire, but both safety and the industry practices involved here probably lean toward replacement rather than fix.
