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1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash1 injured · 224580 · 2000-08-10

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS DRIVING 70MPH & HEARD A NOISE. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN & LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SPUN ACROSS HIGHWAY. THEN ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HAD A BROKEN WRIST. CHECKED TIRES AFTER VEHCLE STOPPED. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD NO TREAD ON IT. IT WAS FLAT & BALD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED & REPLACED ORIGINAL TIRES. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P235/75R15 WITH 11,000 MILES ON, AND DOT#W2HL1PY.*AK *MJS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867463
Machine
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