# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224580` · 2000-08-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## 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
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