# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224282` · 2000-08-08 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH  RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS 1 SEVERE INJURY AND 1 MINOR INJURY. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILEAGE, AND  SIZE WAS  P235/75R15 .  TIRE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES  WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.   VEHICLE WAS FORD TRUCK EXPLORER 1993.  *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*