Grabber APT 255/70R17
General Grabber APT 255/70R17; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
NHTSA-reported issues for general grabber APT 255/70R17
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Most reported: Tread / Belt (471) · Tires (General) (469) · Sidewall (119) · Valve (11) · Bead (4)
Reported across: 1966 – 1994 (6 years)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 26% of these reports; about 1.9× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 641 reports covering every model year of the General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread or belt separation | 26% | 13% | 1.9× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 20% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 17% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 8% | 9% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 7% | 8% | 0.9× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.1× |
Mileage at failure
241 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 22,875 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,688 and 54,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about General. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
DRIVING ON I10 NEAR CASA GRAND AZ OCT 4 2013 NOTICED VIBRATION. PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED TIRES AND ALL OK. DROVE SLOWER AND HEADED TO HOME... HEARD BANG... HEAVY RUMBLE VIBRATION PULLED OVER WITH FLAT TIRE AND INCREDIBLE DELAMINATION DAMAGE TO TIRE AND WHEEL WELL.
DRIVING ON I10 NEAR CASA GRAND AZ OCT 4 2013 NOTICED VIBRATION. PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED TIRES AND ALL OK. DROVE SLOWER AND HEADED TO HOME... HEARD BANG... HEAVY RUMBLE VIBRATION PULLED OVER WITH FLAT TIRE AND INCREDIBLE DELAMINATION DAMAGE TO TIRE AND WHEEL WELL.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES HAD BECOME SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 06/17/14 MA
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES HAD BECOME SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 06/17/14 MA
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 | General |
|---|---|
| Model | Grabber APT 255/70R17 |
| 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)
General grabber APT 255/70R17: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Grabber APT 255/70R17 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 Grabber APT 255/70R17 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 General Grabber APT 255/70R17 has been part of General'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
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2004
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2006
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2008
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2013
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2010
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2014
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255/70R17
2009
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2011
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2005
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Last verified 2026-09-02.