# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `225556` · 2000-08-16 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **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
PE00 020;  CONSUMER  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE. IT VEERED INTO  MEDIUM  STRIP BARRIER AND ROLLED MORE THAN ONCE.   SHE WAS EJECTED FROM  VEHICLE AND DIED.   REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND DETACHED FROM  RIMS.  TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, SIZE P23575 R15.  *AK   MJS
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*