# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `225091` · 2000-08-14 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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