# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `223665` · 2000-08-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **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
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING  DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.   EXPLORER FLIPPED OVER ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AND BOTH WERE INJURED.  TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX (235/75R15).  OWNER IS  NOT SURE IF THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE.   TWO VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED.  DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CRASH, AND CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY.   *AK  *MJS
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