# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `223918` · 2000-08-07 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING  AT 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, EXPLORER SKIDDED ON THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGER'S IN THE EXPLORER. DRIVER REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 1/2 DAYS. THREE OF THE TIRES CAME OFF THE RIMS AND WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE TIRE WERE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ORGINAL EQUIPMENT.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.  THE EXPLORER IS LEASED TO RC ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES.*AK
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