Interpretation ID: aiam2221
President
Local 178
United Rubber
Cork
Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America
2209 West Riverview Avenue
Dayton
OH 45407;
Dear Mr. Yates: Your letter of December 1, 1975, to the Federal Trade Commission concerning the dates molded into tires manufactured by the Dayton Tire and Rubber Company, has been forwarded to this agency for further reply.; Motor Vehicle tires are required by S 574.5 of 49 CFR Part 574, *Tir Identification and Recordkeeping*, to be labeled with an identification number containing certain information. A copy of this regulation is enclosed for your convenience. The last three digits of this number indicate the week and year of manufacture of the tire, as follows: the final digit is the last digit of the year, and the preceding two digits represent the week within that year. The numbering of the weeks begins with '01' for the first full calendar week in each year. For example, '016' indicates that a tire was manufactured during the week beginning Sunday, January 4, 1976, and ending Saturday, January 10. While the precise labeling on the tires that you have described is not clear from your letter, it appears that some of the tires do not comply with this labeling requirement, because November 24 and December 1 were not in the same calendar week of 1975.; I have forwarded a copy of your letter to our Office of Standard Enforcement for such further action as may be appropriate.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel