# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `224177` · 2000-08-08 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **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
PE00020, PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, TIRE SIZE P23575R15.  WHILE DRIVING  AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,  PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS/ SKIDDED  AND FLIPPED OVER 6 TIMES IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM  VEHICLE AND DIED, AND  PASSENGER DIED 20 MINUTES LATER.  TIRE HAS 2 STEEL BELTS ON.  STEEL BELT STAYED ON THE CORD OF  TIRE, AND THE 2ND STEEL BELT FLEW OFF WITH THE TREAD.  SEND TO A TIRE EXPERT WHICH STATED IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE TIRE.  PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*