Autozone Batteries

[Sillyoldman]

Here's a little morsel for those that may not know how to read dates on batteries.
This code tells when the battery was shipped from the factory to the local distributor. The additional digits tell where the battery was made.

On each battery there is a date sticker aka Date Dot. The first digit from the left side is a letter which stands for the month of the year. A = January; B = February; C = March, etc. The second digit from the left is the year that the battery was shipped from the factory. 4 = 2004, 5 = 2005, 6 = 2006, 7 = 2007, 8 = 2008, 9 = 2009, 0 = 2010, 1 = 2011, 2 = 2012, etc. The date dot is applied when shipped not when manufactured. New batteries have a two year shelf life. Be sure to look at the date dots when buying a new battery so you select a fresh one. Also look for dots on top of dots, that means it's been recharged for storage and a new date dot applied over the old one. Each sticker = six months. Removal of the sticker voids the warranty.