# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `223440` · 2000-08-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION:  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON  FREEWAY AND  VEHICLE DROPPED AND FLEW TO THE LEFT, AND STARTED ROLLING.  CONSUMER HAD LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE.  ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES.   *AK  THE IMPACT SPECIALIST FOR INSURANCE DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE.  *YH
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