Wrong…M2005 is not almost out of date, M2000 is. I know this because I emailed the track asking about safety and they said this is the last year M2000 will be accepted. Here are the SNELL ratings and expiration dates.
Label Expires Snell 2000 1/1/2012 Snell 2005 1/1/2017 Snell 2010 1/1/2022