# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `229226` · 2000-08-24 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING, A FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, $3500 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE RUN OVER A NAIL, HOWEVER NO NAIL WAS FOUND.   *SLC
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