# 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `227960` · 2000-08-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00 020;  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE.   LOST CONTROL,  BUT  MANAGED TO STEER  VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER.   LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.  WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE,  ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER TRYING TO ESCAPE  DEBRIS FROM  ROAD.  FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE WAS 17INCH.   CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT.  *AK
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