# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `262377` · 2000-11-03 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 4
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
CONSUMER IS WRITING TO REPORT OF AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THREE AIR FORCE OFFICERS AND A GE ENGINEER WHERE TRAVELING IN A 1955 FORD HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILE WHICH OVERTURNED DUE TO A FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN FOUR FATALITIES. (CONSUMER PROVIDED NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DATED JULY 27, 1955.   *MJS
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