# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `248397` · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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