# FIRESTONE ATX — TIRES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `229988` · 2000-08-09 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** ATX
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (SIZE P 235/75 R 15) EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TREAD-LOSS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, LEAVE THE ROAD, AND OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES.  THREE PEOPLE WERE SEVERLY INJURED AND ONE PERSON DIED IN THE ACCIDENT.  NLM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*