# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224225` · 2000-08-08 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00020;  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE TREAD ON  REAR DRIVER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P235 75 R15) SEPARATED. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON A 1997 FORD EXPLORER.  PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TIRE SIZE, DOT NUMBER FROM TIRE, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.  *AK  THE TIRES DOT # IS VDHL1PY137.
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