Originally Posted by
Toolman
It's standard for all car batteries today to have manufacture date stickers on them. Last year in separate purchases, I bought AGM batteries for two of my Crossfires using 40% off discount codes through Pepboys website for store pickup. Each time I verified they were not old stock before accepting them. I also bought an AGM for my Charger from Costco. Walked in and picked the battery with the newest date and purchased it.
The sticker may have yesterday’s date on it, that does not mean it was made yesterday. There are two types of sticker one shows when it was first charged and put into service and the other when it was last charged.
The date of manufacture is moulded on the side top lip.