Aw09
Atlas Aw09; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for atlas aw09
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (5) · Tread / Belt (5) · Sidewall (1)
What owners described
Loss of control, rollover or collision appears in 25% of these reports; about 3.0× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 8 reports filed against Atlas tires across every line and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 25% | 8% | 3.0× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 13% | 6% | 2.1× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Atlas. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE DEVELOPED BULGE ON 11 SEPT 99. TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE DEVELOPED BULGE ON 18 SEPT 99. BOTH BULGES OCCURED AT 70 MPH IN A 75 MPH ZONE. TIRES PURCHASED ON 15 OCT 1998 AT APPROX 79,204 MILES. I AM CONTACTING THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT. SHOULD I SAVE THE CARCASSES FOR EXAMINATION? EMAIL US TO LET US KNOW. THANKS.
ATLAS, SILVERTRAC, P23575R15 DOT UUTHLAJV331. REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER, 1993. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VIHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER 1993. P2357515 DOTUUTHLAJV331, ATLAS SILVER TRAC CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Atlas |
|---|---|
| Model | Aw09 |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Atlas aw09: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Aw09 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Aw09 is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
The Atlas Aw09 has been part of Atlas's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.