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RB 12

Introducing the Ironman RB-12 Tire The Ironman RB-12 is a dependable all-season touring tire designed for sedans, coupes, and compact vehicles. Engineered to provide a smooth and comfortable ride, the RB-12 delivers excellent handling, reliable traction, and long-lasting tread life. With its advanced tread design and high-quality construction, this tire is a perfect choice for drivers seeking a balance of performance, comfort, and value for everyday driving. Key Features: All-Season Traction: The RB-12?s optimized tread pattern is crafted to provide consistent traction on wet, dry, and lightly snow-covered roads, ensuring reliable year-round performance. Quiet and Comfortable Ride: With its variable pitch tread design, the RB-12 minimizes road noise, delivering a smooth and quiet driving experience for city commutes and highway trips. Enhanced Wet Performance: Four wide circumferential grooves and lateral notches work together to evacuate water efficiently, reducing the risk of hydroplaning and improving stability on wet roads. Long-Lasting Durability: Built with a high-quality rubber compound, the RB-12 offers even tread wear and extended tire life, making it a cost-effective option that provides consistent performance over time. Stable Handling: The tire?s solid center rib and optimized shoulder blocks enhance handling, cornering stability, and steering response, giving you confident control in a variety of driving conditions. Available Sizes and Fitment: The Ironman RB-12 is available in multiple sizes to fit a wide range of sedans, coupes, and compact vehicles. Check with your local tire dealer to find the right size for your specific vehicle model. For drivers who prioritize comfort, safety, and value, the Ironman RB-12 tire offers dependable performance, a quiet ride, and long-lasting durability. Designed to handle the demands of daily driving, this all-season tire is a smart choice for those seeking quality and affordability on the road.

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NHTSA-reported issues for ironman RB 12

13
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top issue category: Tires (General)

Most reported: Tires (General) (8) · Sidewall (3) · Tread / Belt (2)

What owners described

Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 55% of these reports; about 2.7× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 11 reports filed against Ironman 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 problemThis subjectAll tire complaintsRelative
Blowout or sudden deflation 55% 20% 2.7×
Sidewall failure 18% 15% 1.2×
Bubble or bulge in the tire 18% 6% 3.1×
Loss of control, rollover or collision 18% 8% 2.2×

Mileage at failure

6 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 6,500 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 35,586 miles.

In owners' own words

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Ironman. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.

ON 9/22/17 A SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED ON AN INSTALLED IRONMAN TRAILER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON 4/18/15 AT FIRSTONE TIRES IN SURPRISE AZ. THE VEHICLE IS A CM TRAILERS DAKOTA 2 HORSE TRAILER. THE TRAILER ONLY SEES OCCASIONAL USE SO THE TIRE HAD SIGNIFICANT TREAD REMAINING AND VERY LOW HOURS OF USE. THE TRAILER WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY.

NHTSA complaint 1410507

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOREST RIVER FORESTER EQUIPPED WITH IRONMAN TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,586 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,403. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint 1508922

Originally my rear left tire had a blow out on 6/28, and when I brought the car in to have the tire changed on 6/29, Goodyear determined that the belts on all 4 tires were defective and concluded that it was a manufacturers defect. 1. Defective tires were replaced and recycled by Goodyear. 2. Safety at risk and could have led to another blowout or worse. unable to reproduce the issue. 3. Vehicle inspected by Toyota initially for the annual inspection, but unless the tires were removed they would not be able to see the bands. 4. The only time the tire pressure light came on prior to this was when I had a puncture that was repaired by Toyota. Since then there have been no other warnings. 225/45Z R17 94W DOT NUMBERS: CMH8AKM2123 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM3023

NHTSA complaint 2105079

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL RV EQUIPPED WITH IRONMAN HLT ELECTRO TIRES, SIZE LT235/85/R16, DOT NUMBER:OUHNHER. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE RUBBER IN THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 07/30/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES SHOWED TREAD AND CASING PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/30/10

NHTSA complaint 792174

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

BrandIronman
ModelRB 12
SeasonN/A
TypeN/A
UTQG treadwear440
UTQG tractionA
UTQG temperatureB
Mileage warrantyN/A
Noise (dB)N/A
IntroducedN/A

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Available sizes (23)

Ironman RB 12: what the numbers tell you

At UTQG 440, the RB 12 sits in the mid-life performance tier. Tread life will typically run 25,000-40,000 miles on most vehicles before the wear bars are reached. 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 RB 12 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.

Introducing the Ironman RB-12 Tire The Ironman RB-12 is a dependable all-season touring tire designed for sedans, coupes, and compact vehicles. Engineered to provide a smooth and comfortable ride, the RB-12 delivers excellent handling, reliable traction, and long-lasting tread life. With its advanced tread design and high-quality construction, this tire is a perfect choice for drivers seeking a balance of performance, comfort, and value for everyday driving. Key Features: All-Season Traction: The RB-12?s optimized tread pattern is crafted to provide consistent traction on wet, dry, and lightly snow-covered roads, ensuring reliable year-round performance. Quiet and Comfortable Ride: With its variable pitch tread design, the RB-12 minimizes road noise, delivering a smooth and quiet driving experience for city commutes and highway trips. Enhanced Wet Performance: Four wide circumferential grooves and lateral notches work together to evacuate water efficiently, reducing the risk of hydroplaning and improving stability on wet roads. Long-Lasting Durability: Built with a high-quality rubber compound, the RB-12 offers even tread wear and extended tire life, making it a cost-effective option that provides consistent performance over time. Stable Handling: The tire?s solid center rib and optimized shoulder blocks enhance handling, cornering stability, and steering response, giving you confident control in a variety of driving conditions. Available Sizes and Fitment: The Ironman RB-12 is available in multiple sizes to fit a wide range of sedans, coupes, and compact vehicles. Check with your local tire dealer to find the right size for your specific vehicle model. For drivers who prioritize comfort, safety, and value, the Ironman RB-12 tire offers dependable performance, a quiet ride, and long-lasting durability. Designed to handle the demands of daily driving, this all-season tire is a smart choice for those seeking quality and affordability on the road.

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Last verified 2026-10-07.