# 1993 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `242725` · 2000-09-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 72 mph
## Narrative
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DISINTERGRATED.  DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED.  NO OTHER PASSENGERS WAS IN  THE VEHICLE.  DRIVER WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15. NOT ORGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT.  TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 15,000. AS A RESULT OF INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # AND VIN # IF POSSBILE.*AK
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