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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 221219 · 2000-07-19

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

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING IN A 1997 FORD EXPLORER(TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). REAR DRIVER FRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES FAILED AND TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND CRUSH VEHICLE ROOF. IT RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY, AND ONE INJURY. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
865702
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown