# TIGAR PAW — TIRES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `247004` · 2000-09-28 · TIGAR-PIROT(YUGOSLAVIA)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TIGAR
- **Model:** PAW
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** TIGAR-PIROT(YUGOSLAVIA)
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
ON 8/26/2000 ABOUT 5:10 PM, I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON THE I-15 BETWEEN BARSTOW, CA AND BAKER, CA WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70 MPH  WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. I FELT THE VEHICLE PULL HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IN ADDITION, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TAPPED OR STEPPED ON HEAVILY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY. THE VEHICLE.  *AK (TIRESIZE: 3514.516.5)( DOT NUMBER:   TIRE SIZE: 3514.516.5 )
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*