Tires: Cooper Tire date code, cooper tires, dear mike

Question
I have found the date code on my Cooper tires but cannot understand the code.  DOT U9HL C27 Please explain what is the actual date of the tire was made?

Answer
Dear Mike,
Thank you for using AllExperts!
There are some numbers missing from the data you provided.  Please see the attached tutorial and check your tire again...I'll be glad to interpret the code for you.
DT



http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11