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1991 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

3 injured · 249100 · 2000-09-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1991
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LEFT REAR TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT. IT IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT. THE SIZE IS P235/75R15. INSURED CLAIMED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS TIRE HAD BEEN RUN LOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDES OF THE TIRE HAD GOTTEN HOT. IT MAY PAY TO TAKE THIS TIRE OFF OF THE RIM AND CHECK AND SEE IF THERE IS A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN IT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TIRE TO HAVE GONE FLAT. THERE IS A SPOT ON THE BACK SIDE. THERE LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TIRE LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE HAS BEEN RUN LOW FOR A LONG TIME. (CLAIM# 25-5432-593) *MW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
6900230
Machine
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