← NHTSA complaints

FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 224845 · 2000-08-13

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING IN A 1993 FORD EXPLORER , ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, AND DOT# VNHLIM0073 AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD, AND VEHICLE LOST CONTORL. RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND TIRE WAS SHIPPED TO FIRESTONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867639
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown