# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `224845` · 2000-08-13 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** ATX
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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