# 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `227641` · 2000-08-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## 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
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