# 1997 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224811` · 2000-08-11 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE STARTED MAKING A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE.  TIRE BLEW OUT AND PULLED  VEHICLE HARD TO THE RIGHT,  ACROSS A 3- LANE HIGHWAY. NO DAMAGES TO VEHICLE.  TIRES WERE  THE ORIGINAL ONES,  TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, AND DOT# NOT AVAILABLE.  APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 107336. FIRESTONE SAID THEY WOULD MAKE NOTE OF THE PROBLEM.  *AK   FIRESTONE THINKS THE TIRE PROBLEM OCCURE ONLY IN THE SOUTH.  *YH
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*