# FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `273447` · 2001-02-08 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** STEELTEX TIRE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
TREAD SEPARATED FROM  LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING 40MPH.  TIRE BLEWOUT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL & CROSS OVER FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND CHECKED  TIRES. NOTICED  STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH AFTER  SEPARATION. P245/75R16 ON 1996, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN WITH 42,000 MILES.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*