# FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `224513` · 2000-08-10 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** WILDERNESS
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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