BridgestoneDueler APT III
Bridgestone Dueler APT III; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for bridgestone dueler APT III
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (4) · Tread / Belt (3) · Sidewall (2)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 44% of these reports; about 2.2× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 9 reports filed against the Bridgestone Dueler APT III 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 | 44% | 20% | 2.2× |
| Sidewall failure | 22% | 15% | 1.5× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 22% | 8% | 2.6× |
| Tread or belt separation | 11% | 13% | 0.8× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 11% | 9% | 1.2× |
Mileage at failure
12 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 94,617 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 10,201 and 166,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Bridgestone Dueler APT III. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT III P225/70R14 DOT# Y7FCPT40207. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. HE REPLACED THE TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,170 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,130. THE CONSUMER STATED A BRAND NEW TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. UPDATED 08/24/07
THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET K1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT III, SIZE LT225/75R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND WITHIN 45 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE RUBBER WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,138 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. UPDATED 02/01/08
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 | Bridgestone |
|---|---|
| Model | Dueler APT III |
| 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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Bridgestone dueler APT III: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Dueler APT III 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 Dueler APT III 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 Bridgestone Dueler APT III has been part of Bridgestone'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.