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1995 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES

crash1 injured · 239935 · 2000-09-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 50-55 MPH. AS A RESULT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH FLIPPED OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED DOWN A 70 FOOT DITCH. I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED, SUSTAINING PERMANENT EXTERNAL INJURY (I.E., SCARRING) AND INTERNAL (I.E, HEADACHES, BACKACHE).*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
731142
Machine
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