Tread or belt separation appears in 44% of these reports; about 3.3× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 9 reports filed against the Vogue Custom Built Radial IX 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
Tread or belt separation	44%	13%	3.3×
Sidewall failure	33%	15%	2.2×
Cracking or dry rot	33%	9%	3.6×
Bubble or bulge in the tire	22%	6%	3.8×
Blowout or sudden deflation	11%	20%	0.6×

Mileage at failure

13 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 30,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 14,000 and 78,888 miles.

In owners' own words

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Vogue Custom Built Radial IX. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE VEHICLE HAS VOGUE CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX TIRES, SIZE 235/SSR17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE VEHICLE SWERVED. HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A DAMAGED TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 37,000.

NHTSA complaint 633763

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS VOGUE CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CLEANING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALLS AND WHITE WALLS. PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA complaint 675690

ONE OF MY VOGUE RADIAL TUBLESS TIRES RECENTLY DEVELOPED A 5" BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE IS A P225 60R16 97S CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL 1X+. HAD THIS BULGE NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A PASSERBY A STRONG POSSIBILITY A BLOW-OUT COULD HAVE OCCURRED exists. THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 70,000 MILES AND I HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES OF USE. REPLACEMENT COST PER TIRE IS $224 PLUS TAX. PICTURE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF UPDATED 09/20/10 UPDATED 12/03/10

NHTSA complaint 812989

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SHE FELT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES ARE MANUFACTURER BY VOGUE, LINE CUSTOM BUILD RADIAL, SIZE 225-60-R16 THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,940. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,888 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *LJ THE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL CRACKING. UPDATED 10/10/08.

NHTSA complaint 680648

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	Vogue
Model	Custom Built Radial IX
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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Vogue custom built radial IX: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the Custom Built Radial IX 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 Custom Built Radial IX 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 Vogue Custom Built Radial IX has been part of Vogue'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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