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GOODYEAR UNISTEEL TIRE — TIRES

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 1453304 · 2018-03-09

Vehicle

Make
GOODYEAR
Model
UNISTEEL TIRE
Year
Manufacturer
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 7-6-10 AT 5:09 PM ON 1-26 IN MATHEWS S. CAROLINA A TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE DOT #DANU2CAW3503 CAUSED A 45 FOOT LONG 2004 MONACO RV TO LEAVE THE TRAVEL LANES ENTER THE MEDIAN, RAM THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER, CROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RUN OVER A 2006 NISSAN ULTIMA TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION KILLING THE DRIVER. TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE RV SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. TIRE HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES OF USE AT BLOWOUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11078356
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown