# FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `224650` · 2000-08-11 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **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, 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*