NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON IH 37, NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE AUTO ROLLED 4 OR 5 TIMES DOWN THE EMBANKMENT OF THE INTERSTATE. DRIVER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, AUTO TOTALLED BY INSURANCE COMAPNY. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE FLATTENED FROM THE ROLL OVER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: ? )
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation