# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `221418` · 2000-07-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH AND THEN SHE FELT VIBRATION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRES AND DAMAGED VEHICLE.  ALSO,  TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN, AS WELL AS  FENDER WELL AND THE BUMPER.  THE ORIGINAL ATW TIRES WERE ON THIS VEHICLE.   CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED.  *AK
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