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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 224513 · 2000-08-10

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PE00020; TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD EXPLORER 2000, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES ONLY HAD 10 THOUSAND MILES OF WEAR ON THEM, TIRES WERE 15 INCHES. PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TREAD SEPARATION. WHEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH, UNSURE IF TREAD SEPARATED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, VEHICLE ROLLED SEVEN TIMES, KILLING THE DRIVER. PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANT WAS NOT FULLY EJECTED, REAR OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867407
Machine
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