# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224291` · 2000-08-08 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **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
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH  RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP 3 TIMES.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM  VEHICLE, AND  SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE ATX, 3 WEEKS OLD.  SIZE WAS P205/70R14.  VEHICLE WAS A FORD TRUCK RANGER 1988.   INSURANCE CO. DID NOT HONOR CLAIM ON VEHICLE DAMAGES OR CONSUMER'S INJURIES.  *AK
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