# 1994 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224567` · 2000-08-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PEOO, 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING.   TIRE TREAD  CAME COMPLETLY OFF,    AND ONE SOLID PIECE, AND IT TORE THE RUNNING BOARD OFF/BROKE THE RUNNING BOARD IN HALF.  THEN, IT SLAPPED UP AND DENTED THE TAILGATE/ SIDE AND  REAR.  TIRES WERE FIRESTONES#ATX, SIZE  P235/75R 15 .  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
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