# 1997 FORD RANGER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `227397` · 2000-08-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
FIRESTONE OR FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE TIRES. MY TIRE BLOWOUT OCCURED ON A INTERSTATE JUNCTION (I-85N TO I-77N, IN CHARLOTTE, NC) AT HIGH SPEED (60MPH) AND SENT MY TRUCK INTO DITCH. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH AT THE TIME (SINCE TIRES DO BLOW OUT SOMETIMES) BUT AFTER THE NEWS REPORTS THAT FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY TIRES FOR OVER 6-8 YEARS, AND ONLY SEEM TO CARE IF FATATILITIES OCCUR, I WAS VERY DISPLEASED AND NOW WANT TO FILE A COMLAINT TO REPLACE ALL 5 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON MY TRUCK. I PLAN TO BUY NEW TIRES AND WILL WAIT FOR A RECALL OF SOME SORT TO REFUND MY MONEY. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I WALKED AWAY FROM THE VIOLENT BLOWOUT AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH, OTHERS WERE NOT AS LUCKY. THANK YOU, SCOTT PAGAN.  *AK( DOT NUMBER:   )
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