Bridgestone dueler 684 tire failures: what 98 owner reports say
Every complaint filed with NHTSA against the Bridgestone Dueler 684, read and classified: which failures owners actually describe, how that mix compares with all tire complaints on file, and at what mileage the tire let go.
The evidence base
Crash, injury and death figures are the counts owners themselves reported to NHTSA when filing.
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 32% of these reports; about 1.6× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 98 reports filed against the Bridgestone Dueler 684 across every vehicle it was fitted to that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 32% | 20% | 1.6× |
| Tread or belt separation | 21% | 13% | 1.6× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 19% | 8% | 2.3× |
| Sidewall failure | 17% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 6% | 9% | 0.7× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 3% | 6% | 0.5× |
Mileage at failure
39 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 20,600 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 2,000 and 93,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Bridgestone Dueler 684. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES, SIZE: 255/70/17 (NA). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE PEELING, CRACKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE (LOCATED AT 4835 LANKERSHIM BLVD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601, (818) 824-5973) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE SAFE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,800.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Dueler H/T 685, Tire Size: 245/75/R17, DOT Number: 9BM1DHV0322. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the front passenger's side tire experienced a blowout. The contact pulled off to the shoulder of the highway and replaced the tire with the spare tire. The tire was taken to an independent mechanic where upon inspection, the mechanic discovered an abnormal tear in the tire along the sidewall. The mechanic stated that the tire was a defective tire. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire was not replaced. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 44,200. The tire failure mileage was approximately 4,200.
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE CROSSED THE RIGHT HAND LANE, REVERSED DIRECTIONS, AND SIDE SWIPED THE ROCK WALL BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE LANES. (TIRESIZE: P245-70R16)
IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES, ON 9/26/2000 AND 03/30/2001, AN ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE TIRE SUPPLIED WITH A NEWLY LEASED SUBARU FORESTER HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE REGULARLY CHECK TIRE PRESSURE, AND ALL PRESSURES WERE ON SPECIFICATIONS, 29PSI FRONT AND 36PSI REAR. YET THEY BLEW OUT. LUCKILY THE DRIVER HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED SAFELY, WITHOUT HUMAN DAMAGES. IN THE BLOWOUT ON 03/30/2001, HOWEVER, THE RIM SUSTAINED DAMAGES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRE. IN BOTH CASES THE BLOWOUT WAS THROUGH THE SIDEWALL, AND NOT AS A RESULT OF ANY PUNCTURE. IN BOTH CASES THE TIRE SIMPLY EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE, FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BUBBLE, POSSIBLY FORMED BY A SEPARATION OF THE RADIAL WINDINGS.
How to read this
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA. They are owner-reported problems, not proven defects, and volume tracks how many of a tire were sold as much as how often it failed. What is comparable is the mix: which problems owners describe here versus across every tire complaint on file. That comparison, the mileage distribution and the mode rankings on this page are our analysis of the public record.
Related analysis
- Blowout or sudden deflation; 1.6× the corpus rate here; see which other tires over-index
- Tread or belt separation; 1.6× the corpus rate here; see which other tires over-index
- Loss of control, rollover or collision; 2.3× the corpus rate here; see which other tires over-index
- Bridgestone Potenza; 278 reports
- Bridgestone Dueler AT; 78 reports
- Bridgestone Dueler H/T 684 II; 60 reports
- Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02; 46 reports
- Bridgestone Turanza T; 39 reports
FAQ
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Sources
Last verified 2026-10-07 against the sources below.
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation; owner complaints dataset (unverified owner reports, US federal government work, public domain).
- NHTSA Recalls database, nhtsa.gov/recalls.
- Corpus baselines computed over 58,390 complaint narratives longer than 200 characters.