# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `234843` · 2000-09-08 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **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 APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH DUE TO RAIN. SUDDENLY VEHICLE WENT ACROSS HIGHWAY LANES & THEN FLIPPED OVER.  LEFT FRONT & REAR TIRES HAD BLOWNOUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAD CAUSED  DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. TOWED TO BODY SHOP. WAS REPAIRED. HAD THE TWO TIRES ON THE LEFT SIDE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE SHREDDED. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE AT P255/70R16 WITH 37,000 MILES.  *AK   (SEE NEW JERSEY POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT)
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*