# 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `225486` · 2000-08-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND  HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE.  RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO SIDEWALL , AND TREAD WAS STRANDED.  ACTUALLY, THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE RIM.   TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIUES, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM.  *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW
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