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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 223349 · 2000-08-01

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

PE00-020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE HEARD A NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION . SHE WAS LOSING CONTROL, BUT STEERED VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY. FIRSTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AT #P23575R15/105S #DOT VDHLAPY029 . TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TIRE EXPLODED. ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES THERE WAS A LINE AROUND THE DIAMETER OF EACH TIRE OF THE BONDING OF THE TIRE TREAD. *AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
866538
Machine
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