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1993 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 229115 · 2000-08-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

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

Narrative

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE. LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE 440. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. AT SECOND INCIDENT SIX DAYS LATER, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES.*AK WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED ON TWO TIRES WITHIN SIX DAYS CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THESE TIRES WERE FIRESTONT 440. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
868596
Machine
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