NHTSA complaint: FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation