Tire warranties cover road hazard damage and mileage guarantees - but both require purchase documentation. Here's how to recover proof of purchase and protect your coverage.
Tire warranties come in two main forms: mileage warranties (guaranteeing a certain tread life, e.g., 60,000 miles) and road hazard warranties (covering damage from potholes, nails, debris). Both require proof of purchase to establish the start date of coverage.
Mileage warranties are prorated - if your tires wear out at 45,000 miles and the warranty is 60,000, you receive credit toward replacement tires. The credit calculation requires knowing the original purchase price, which a receipt confirms.
Tire purchases have strong paper trails. If you purchased at Discount Tire, Costco Tire, Firestone, Goodyear, or NTB, your purchase is on file in their system. Call or log into your account - most chains keep customer purchase histories indefinitely.
Credit card statements showing the merchant name and amount are widely accepted. Bank records with the tire shop name and date also qualify. If you financed the tires, the financing agreement is proof of purchase.
Mileage warranties are prorated - and the proration requires knowing your original purchase price. A lost receipt can cost you hundreds in warranty credit.
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Tire registration is separate from car registration - and most consumers never do it. Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, and Continental all offer online registration. Registration links your tire's DOT number (the alphanumeric code on the sidewall) to your contact information.
The DOT number includes the manufacturing week and year - which is used in tire recalls to identify affected batches. Without registration, CPSC and tire manufacturers cannot notify you directly if a safety recall affects your specific tires.
Bawte documents tire purchase, DOT registration, mileage at installation, and warranty type - so every warranty claim goes smoothly.
Bawte stores your tire purchase documentation digitally - DOT numbers, purchase date, mileage at installation, and warranty type. When a road hazard claim or mileage warranty claim is needed, everything is accessible instantly from your phone.
Document your tires at installation (or any time after) and Bawte handles the rest - including monitoring for CPSC tire recalls that match your registered DOT batch codes.
Purchase date, price, DOT number, installation mileage, and warranty type - all stored and accessible for warranty claims.
Bawte registers your tire's DOT number with the manufacturer and stores it for recall monitoring and warranty claims.
CPSC tire recalls are identified by DOT batch codes. Bawte cross-references your registered DOT numbers and alerts you immediately.
Bawte stores DOT numbers, purchase documentation, and installation mileage - complete tire documentation in one place.
Connect →UMich UMTRI-2015-26: Consumer Product Registration Behavior Study, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, 2015.
Registria/GlobeNewswire: Consumer Product Registration Survey, 2017.
CPSC: cpsc.gov/recalls - tire recalls identified by DOT code.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2301–2312.