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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

2 fatalcrash · 224650 · 2000-08-11

Vehicle

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

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997 FORD EXPLORER, P23575R15, WITH 40,000 MILESON THEM. WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. CHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE. KEPT TRAVELING AND REAR PASSENGER'S TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED A CRASH, AND 2 DEATHS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867497
Machine
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