# 1991 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `248420` · 2000-10-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON  HIGHWAY WHEN THE  TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE.  DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE, AND  IT FLIPPED OVER.  THERE WERE SIX PASSENGERS INSIDE OF VEHICLE.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . THEY WERE ON THE ROAD ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE  ACCIDENT STARTED, IT WAS A HOT CLASSIC HOT DAY. ALL PASSENGERS EXCEPT DRIVER WERE EJECTED, RESULTING IN ONE DEATH AND FIVE INJURIES. *AK   MJS    (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) ATTORNEY FOR IGNACIO FLORES, SR., OWNER.
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