# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `248262` · 2000-09-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
FIRESTONE WILERNESS P255/70R16 REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A CURB AND MAILBOX AND THEN THE OTHER TIRE BLEW SHE THINKS THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO FAR BUT WE HAVE INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DID BLOW WHICH CAUSED INSD TO LOSE CONTROL. (CLAIM# 11-3509-192) *MW
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