# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `223471` · 2000-08-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT  RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS  FLAT ,BUT IT DID NOT GO FLAT. TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SPARE,  AND AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING AT 70 MPH , LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ,SPUN AROUND, AND ROLLED OVER,CAUSING 1 FATALITY AND 4 SERIOUSLY INJURED. TIRE AND TREAD WERE SENT TO HR BAUMGARDNER TIRE CONSULTANTS ,JAY HALPERN, TO 3330 LAKEWIND WAY ,ALPHARETTA, GA 30005 TELE#18008827006 BY ATTORNEY.  ( FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL TIRE DOT VDHL1PM196). *AK   *MJS
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