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1997 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 228419 · 2000-08-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PE 00020: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35MPH & TURNED ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. CHECKED THE TIRE & FOUND TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARTATED. STILL HAD THE TIRE FOR THE LAWYER. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15 WITH 25,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
868477
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown