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1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash2 injured · 227470 · 2000-08-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE ROLLED AFTER GOING OUT OF CONTROL - TURNS OUT THERE WASN'T GRAVEL ON THE ROAD. IT WAS UNEXPLAINABLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WITHOUT TREAD AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT THE DETAILS ARE SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENTS I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT WITH THE BRIGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THESE TIRES! *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
726974
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown