# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `225540` · 2000-08-16 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** ATX
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
1994 FORD EXPLORER , AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE & DOT# UNAVAILABLE. EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH WHICH  CAUSED  LOSS  OF CONTROL. THEN,  VEHICLE  ROLLEDOVER SEVERAL TIMES.  DRIVER RECEIVED BODY INJURIES, AND TWO CHILDREN IN BACKSEAT  SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.   *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*