# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `225564` · 2000-08-17 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED   LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD ON A 1994 FORD, EXPLORER SEPARATED, CAUSING ONE PERSON TO BECOME PARALYZED AND ONE KILLED. TIRE SIZE WAS P23575R15.  PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.  *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*