# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `242015` · 2000-09-25 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **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;ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD, EXPLORER, 1997 TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT W2HL WITH 45,000 MILES. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED  RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION, RESULTING IN BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH . CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. CONSUMER FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND A THUMP NOISE POSSIBLY A MINUTE BEFORE THE BLOWOUT.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*