# 1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `225376` · 2000-08-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
PE00 020; CONSUMER  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. THEN,  STARTED LOSING CONTROL, CAR SLID, AND WENT DOWN A HILL/ ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES.   PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.   TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, SIZE P23575 R15.  CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  CONSUMER  SUSTAINED  MINOR INJURIES.  *AK   *SLC
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