# 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `232123` · 2000-08-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## 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 )
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