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1996 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash3 injured · 227432 · 2000-08-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT OF THAT TIRE. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED AT LEAST ONCE AND ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A GEORGIA STATE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT, POST-ACCIDENT PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. UNFORTUNATELY, MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA, HAS TO DATE, BEEN INEFFECTIVE AT RECOVERING THE FAILED TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/75RX1 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
726935
Machine
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