# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `252361` · 2000-10-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. PRIOR TO BLOWOUT, HEARD A PLUMP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & ENDED UP IN AN EMBANKMENT.  THEN, SLID BETWEEN TWO TREES AFTER GOING AIR BORNE.  AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED FRACTURED WRIST.  TIRE HAD A "V" SHAPE IN TIRE TREAD. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED.*AK
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