# FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `247332` · 2000-10-17 · Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** WILDERNESS AT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00-020; WILDERNESS AT P23575R15 DOT VN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD EXPLORER SPORT 1998, LOOKS LIKE THERE IS LINE  GOING AROUND THE EDGE OF TIRES, LOOKS LIKE SMALL FINE CRACKS ON ALL 4 TIRES.  ALSO ON ONE OCCASION DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY45-50 MPH  DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE AND A LITTLE CHUCK OF TREAD CAME OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND VEHICLE  RAN INTO A DITCH.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*