# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224140` · 2000-08-08 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **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
PE-00-020 -TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER 1993, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE.  TIRES WERE 15 INCHES. WHEN DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH  TIRE CAME APART AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA,  CAUSING TREAD TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE FLIPPING OVER SEVERAL TIMES, TOTALING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*