# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224498` · 2000-08-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION:  WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH,  TREAD ON  DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING  EXPLORER TO ROLLOVER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, ORIGINALTIRE EQUIPMENT.  EXPLORER WAS TOTALLED. OWNER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE.  PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE AND DOT #.  *AK
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