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1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 injured · 248397 · 2000-09-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FIRESTONE: INSURED SEVERELY INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE ROLL-OVER CRASH. WILDERNESS TIRES INVOLVED. WITNESS (TRUCK DRIVER) INDICATED HE THOUGHT TIRE BLEW. EVIDENCE AT SCENE CLEARLY INDICATED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT PRIOR TO THIS LOSS-THAT IT BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDEWALL. SIDEWALL BLOW OUT NO TREAD SEPARTION WILDERNESS AT TIRES SHOW EVEN WEAR PATTERN. SIZE UNKNOWN. (CLAIM# 22-V083-768) *MW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
6900097
Machine
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