# FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `229183` · 2000-08-24 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** WILDERNESS
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
1997 FORD, EXPLORER WHILE  TRAVELING 70MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.  VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID & LOST CONTROL, DOING 2 360'S, AND ENDING UP DOWN IN AN ENBANKMENT. VEHICLE HAD 4,000 DAMAGES.  PASSENGER & CHILD HAD MINOR INJURIES.  TIRE SIZE P235/75R15,  DOT #  NOT AVAILABLE, AND  ORIGINAL TIRES  WITH 60,000 MILES. STATE TROOPER SAID  TIRES LOOKED TO BE DRY ROTTED.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*