# 1993 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `229115` · 2000-08-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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