# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
> NHTSA complaint `240795` · 2000-09-20 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
## Narrative
FIRESTONE SPACE SAVER SPARE TIRE IN A 1994, SATURN, T115/70R14 DOT:HYM7H5A, WAS USED, AND REPLACED BCK INTO THE TRUNK WITHOUT DEFLATING THE TIRE.  IT EXPLODED, CAUSING A SMALL FIRE IN THE TRUNK. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*