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1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES

crash · 198090 · 2000-02-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
68 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GOING TO WORK AT 0500 IN THE MORNING, SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 AT A SPEED OF AROUND 68 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING NEXT TO A CONCRETE DIVIDER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPLETING A CURVE IN THE FREEWAY WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM UNDER ME. BEING IN A TURN THE FORCE FROM TH BLOWOUT RENDERED MY VEHICLE UNCONTROLABLE ENOUGH THAT I COULDNT PULL AWAY FROM THE WALL IN TIME. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED FIRST AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN RIDING ON THE TWO RIGHT RIMS UNTIL I CAME TO A HALT. WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A CLAIM TO FIRESTONE THEY REFUSED MY INQUERY SAYING I HAD HIT A ROAD HAZZARD CAUSING BOTH TIRES TO BLOW OUT. IT WASNT UNTIL MY DAD SENT THE REPORT ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION FROM KHOU IN HOUSTON, TX THAT I REALIZED I WASNT THE ONLY ONE INVOLED. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES ON MY VEHICLE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY RULED IT MY FAULT AFTER REVIEWING THE RESULTS FROM FIRESTONE'S INVESTIGATION SO I AM PAYING FOR IT ON MY INSURANCE AS WELL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R15 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
718913
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