HELP!!!

[Bigbadgen]

Hey guys, I have a 2021 ram bighorn leveled. I swapped out tires for a 275-65-20 about a year ago. Washed it sat 4/19/25 and noticed I have some cracking around the lip of the rim in the tire. Is this something of concern? If looks superficial but I’m no tire expect. Any help would be appreciated. Tire is a firestone destination. Pics below

 

[Fatherof3]

Cracking on the side wall is never a good thing . Did you buy them new ? If so you might be able to take them back to where you bought them to see if they’ll do anything for you .

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

What's the date code?

 

[jamiehughes]

yea, those look old for sure..

 

[1791]

nice looking truck!
but hay those tires are trash.

 

[Bigbadgen]

Any suggestions on an all season that size? I have a claim going in but no idea how long that’ll take

 

[Bigbadgen]

What's the date code?

03/08/23 build date on tire

 

[Bigbadgen]

Cracking on the side wall is never a good thing . Did you buy them new ? If so you might be able to take them back to where you bought them to see if they’ll do anything for you .

They put a claim in at Firestone

 

[1791]

03/08/23 build date on tire

take them back to where you got them and see what they can or will do.

 

[Jako]

03/08/23 build date on tire

Was the number 3823? That would be the 38th week of 2023.

How to Read Tire Date Codes (DOT)

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Tires Manufactured After 2000
For tires manufactured in the year 2000 or later, the last four digits of the DOT code indicate the date of manufacture. The first two digits represent the week, and the last two digits represent the year. For example, if the DOT code ends in "0203," the tire was manufactured in the 2nd week of 2003.

 

[Bigbadgen]

The shop said Firestone may not do a thing. Superficial cracks

 

[jamiehughes]

The shop said Firestone may not do a thing. Superficial cracks

they better...that's an old tire...

 

[Bigbadgen]

they better...that's an old tire...

Outta luck. They say it’s from “ozone”

 

[Gren71]

Id go direct with firestone corporate, all cracks start out as “superficial”…sounds like a BS answer to me. Are they planning to just wait until they blow to accept the defect?

In the meantime you could probably get some cheap takeoffs from facebook marketplace and throw em on for your piece of mind. Total shame, i had firestone destination at tires on my jeep and loved them.

 

[SD Rebel]

I've seen cracks like those on many OEM tires just a couple of years old, they will tell you they are superficial. There are lots of discussions about it online to either make you feel better or **** you off.

Honestly not sure if it's true or not.

 

[Bigbadgen]

I’ll rock em for now. They’ll slowly leak before blowing. I’ll grab something new in fall before hunting season