# 1997 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `198544` · 2000-02-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 ON A CLEAR DAY/NO RAIN, AND TRAVELING ON THE INSIDE LANE,   REAR LEFT  TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF, CAUSING DRIVER  TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER. LEFT REAR TIRE NEVER DEFLATED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. ONE CHILD CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE.   *AK  *MJS
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