# FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `223567` · 2000-08-03 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** WILDERNESS
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH  LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAS SEPARATED.   AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED 1 FATALITY, AND DRIVER TO BE FULLY PARALYZED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY, AND TEMPORARY SPASM.  TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P235/75R15.  VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT WITH THE TIRES.  VEHICLE WAS A 1992 FORD EXPLORER BOUGHT USED IN 1995.  VEHICLE IS AMERICAN MADE, BUT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MEXICO DURING A VACATION VISIT.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*