# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `260245` · 2000-12-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **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
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO  SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED.  FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS A#AT, P255.70R16.  *AK
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