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1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 227641 · 2000-08-22

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PE00 020, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON SIDE ROAD AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE, VEHICLE VEERED LEFT TO RIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND STEERED ONTO THE SHOULDER IN THE SAND. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM, AND TIRE WAS HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE AND IT WAS VERY HOT. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P23575R15, AND DOT W2HLITY488. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SHE CONTACTED FIRESTONE. MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT THIS TIRE NOT ON RECALL. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
868360
Machine
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