NHTSA complaint: FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRES TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE STROKED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT TWO SEATBELTED CHILDREN DID NOT. VEHICLE WAS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. TIRES WERE BOUGHT AFTERMARKET, BUT THE EXACT SAME AS THE ORIGINAL ONES WITH ABOUT 3,000 MILES. APPROXIMATE SPEED OF VEHICLE WAS 60 MPH. TIRE SIZE WAS P235/75R15. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation