# MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA LTX A/T 2 — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `1106993` · 2014-09-08 · Michelin North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
- **Model:** LTX A/T 2
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Michelin North America, Inc.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE.  CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE.  FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER.   3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101.  WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW.  THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY.  I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED.  THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*