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2017 PETERBILT 579 — TIRES

firecrash · 2181155 · 2026-02-27

Vehicle

Make
PETERBILT
Model
579
Year
2017
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Component
TIRES
Speed
67 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Unit 1 towing Unit 2 was traveling eastbound in the inside lane of IH-20. Unit 1 suffered a tire failure resulting in a blowout of the front left steering tire. Unit 1 towing Unit 2 steered towards the center median striking the guardrail and the concrete overpass barrier. Unit 1 and towed Unit 2 then rolled one-quarter roll right-over-left. Unit 1 and Unit 2 became engulfed in flames. Unit 1 came to rest in the center median, facing east, resting on the left/ driver side, with significant burn damage and not drivable. Unit 2 remained coupled to Unit 1 and came to rest in the center median, facing east, resting on the left side with significant burn damage and not towable. The driver of Unit 1 suffered severe, non-life-threatening injuries. Unit 1 Contributing Factor 98 (OTHER): Unit 1's leading contributing factor was found to be a tire blowout of the front left steering tire New Tire-61721-Jul25 Yokohama :RY617 Size:295/75R22.5 Ply:16 New Tire-51731-Jul25 Yokohama :TY517MC2 Size:295/75R22.5 Ply:16

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11720875
Machine
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