# 1997 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `223545` · 2000-08-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00-020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND  DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT REAR  TIRE TREAD  SEPARATED AND EXPLODED.   VEHICLE STARTED TO GO OUT OF CONTROL,  AND  VEHICLE ROLLED  OVER THREE TIMES.   VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE INJURED.  *AK
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