# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `237244` · 2000-09-14 · 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
PE00 020;  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD/ ON  A SMALL CURB WITH  GRAVEL,  VEHICLE JUMPED AND  VEERED OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE.THIS WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK  THE TIRE THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION WAS FIRESTONE AT 16".  FIRESTONE DECLINED TO REPLACE THE TIRES.  THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TRAVELING IN THE CAR.  *YH
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*