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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash2 injured · 225091 · 2000-08-14

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

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

Narrative

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL THEN, HEARD AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 6 TIMES, AND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE. OCCUPANTS HAD THEIR BELTS ON. *AK AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION OF THE TIRE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867754
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown