NHTSA-reported issues for falken rubitrek A/T 245/75R17
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (116) · Tread / Belt (43) · Sidewall (42) · TPMS (9) · Bead (8)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 29% of these reports; about 2.0× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 136 reports covering every model year of the Falken 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 29% | 15% | 2.0× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 24% | 20% | 1.2× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 10% | 6% | 1.6× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 10% | 9% | 1.0× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Tread or belt separation | 6% | 13% | 0.4× |
Mileage at failure
73 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 20,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 2,700 and 85,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Falken. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS EQUIPPED WITH FALKEN ZIENX TIRES, SIZE: 185-65-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 20,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WARP AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 64,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
FALKEN ZEIX912 TIRES PURCHASED IN 2010 PUT 30K MILES ON THEM AND THEY WERE BALD FALKEN HAS A 65K WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BUT HAS FINE PRINT THAT SAYS THE TIRES MUST BE ROTATED EVERY 5K AND VEHICLE PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED SO TIRES PLUS WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY YET STILL SELLS THIS PRODUCT. THESE TIRES WERE NORMAL USED AND VERY EVENLY WORN TO BALD. I EXPECTED AT LEAST A PRO RATE OF 45% ON NEW TIRES. WARRANTY AND TIRES NOT WORTHY OF EITHER NAME.
FALKEN ZEIX912 TIRES PURCHASED IN 2010 PUT 30K MILES ON THEM AND THEY WERE BALD FALKEN HAS A 65K WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BUT HAS FINE PRINT THAT SAYS THE TIRES MUST BE ROTATED EVERY 5K AND VEHICLE PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED SO TIRES PLUS WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY YET STILL SELLS THIS PRODUCT. THESE TIRES WERE NORMAL USED AND VERY EVENLY WORN TO BALD. I EXPECTED AT LEAST A PRO RATE OF 45% ON NEW TIRES. WARRANTY AND TIRES NOT WORTHY OF EITHER NAME.
I HAD MY JEEP TIRE ROTATED AND WHEN DRIVING AWAY AT 40 MPH I FELT A WOBBLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THERE WE PERFECT CUTS ALONG THE TIRES ON THE FRONT. ONE IS SLICED AND THE OTHER LOOKS LIKE SECTIONS WERE SLICED OFF. IT JUST SEEMS VERY WEIRD TO ME.
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 | Falken |
|---|---|
| Model | Rubitrek A/T 245/75R17 |
| 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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Available sizes (1)
Falken rubitrek A/T 245/75R17: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Rubitrek A/T 245/75R17 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 Rubitrek A/T 245/75R17 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 Falken Rubitrek A/T 245/75R17 has been part of Falken'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.
OEM fitment
Vehicles that ship with this tire
2022
Jeep wrangler
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2013
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2014
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2011
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2012
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2008
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2009
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2011
Ford F-250
245/75R17
2010
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2012
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2014
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Last verified 2026-09-02.