# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224211` · 2000-08-08 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 25/35 MPH, REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW UP  AFTERING BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.  DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE,  RESULTING IN A CRASH. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN THE EXPLORER, AND  SUSTAINED  MINOR AND MAJOR INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRESTONE/ FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE/DOT # AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CRASH.  *AK
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