# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224047` · 2000-08-07 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** ATX
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 70 MPH  LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM  WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH NO TREAD.  TWO OUT OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS  INJURIES.   TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15,  AND APPROXIMATE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 5OOOO.   TIRE WAS ORIGINAL TIRES OF WHEN  VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.   VEHICLE IS A 96 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*