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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 235551 · 2000-09-11

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS HT
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

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

Narrative

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 FORD, RANGER, TIRE SIZE P22570R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 29 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED MAJOR CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA WHICH WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL DUE TO PORTION OF THE TREAD THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE TIRES. ALSO, STEEL BELTS WERE COMING THROUGH THE TIRES. BOTH FRONTAL TIRES AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, RIGHT REAR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE SPARE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
870146
Machine
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