# FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `237634` · 2000-08-13 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** RADIAL ATX
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
FORD EXPLORER WAS INVOLVED IN A SOLO COLLISION, WHERE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUSTAINED A LOSS OF IT'S TREAD, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND STATE ROUTE 99, CA. THIS TREAD SEPAREATION CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND KILLED ONE PERSON,AND FOUR INJURIES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHLIMO171 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*