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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 197490 · 2000-02-14

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN. WENT FROM THE WESTSIDE ACROSS THE TWO LANES AND ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND WOUND UP IN THE DITCH ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE. CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DROVE HOME. FIRESTONE SOLD CONSUMER FOUR NEW WILDERNESS TIRES AT HALF PRICE. THE ORGINAL TIRES WERE ATX. *AK THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE SPIN WAS CAUSED BY THE TREAD HITING THE VEHICLE. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
856839
Machine
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