Would you trust 13 year old tires?

Actually, DOT dating has been around since before 2000. Thou it wasn't industry wide when first implemented. Dot will till you 10 years is the max any shop is allowed to touch. Before 2000 it was a 3 digit code. IE 498 was April 1998. This is great info for us now days. When you go look at a set of tires and wheels at a swap meet, it is nice to be armed with this knowledge.