# 1993 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `227589` · 2000-08-08 · 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:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TO AUSTIN ON INTERSTATE 10. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND THEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD FOLLOWED SUIT. I CAREENED INTO THE LEFT GUARD RAIL, HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND SPUN AROUND TO THE FAR OPPOSITE END OF THE FREEWAY. I CAME OUT WITH A FEW SCRATCHES AND A TOTALLED CAR. I AM THANKFUL THAT I'M ALL RIGHT...BUT I FEEL LIKE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECKED OUT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE WEEK THAT I LEFT TO GO TO AUSTIN.  *AK( DOT NUMBER:   )
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