# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `227029` · 2000-08-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
JUST LEARNED FROM THE NEWS MEDIA TODAY THAT THIS MIGHT BE A PROBLEM...WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 91 IN VERMONT THIS MAY WHEN THE TIRE LITERALLY CAME APART.  THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT BUT THE RIM WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED.  *AK( DOT NUMBER:   )
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