# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `223686` · 2000-08-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION:  WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL.  DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN EXPLORER, AND DID  SUSTAIN INJURIES.  TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ATX, TIRE SIZE P25570R16, AND WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT  TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.  *AK
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