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1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES

crash1 injured · 232123 · 2000-08-23

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS GOING SOUTH ON NYS RTE 41 AT 40MPH AND BEGAN PULLING LEFT, DRIVER STEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER THE VEHICLE HAD CROSSED THE NORTHBOUND LANE AND WAS ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN A 5 FT DITCH EAST OF THE NORTHBOUND LANE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OFF THE RIM LAYING UNDER THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. ALL TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT 26 LBS AS RECOMMENDED ON THE MANUFACTURES STICKER ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL, AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE "VD" DOT #. THE TREAD DID NOT SEPORATE, BUT WAS SIMILAR TO ACCIDENTS AS DEPICTED ON THE NATIONAL TV NEWS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL 1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
728773
Machine
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