# GOODYEAR GOODYEAR — TIRES:SIDEWALL
> NHTSA complaint `276560` · 2001-02-27 · Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GOODYEAR
- **Model:** GOODYEAR
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- **Component:** TIRES:SIDEWALL
## Narrative
CONSUMER HAS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD.BACK TIRES BLEWOUT THE SAME IDENTICAL WAY.  VEHICLE WAS THROWN AT A RIGHT ANGLE INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. IT WAS STUCK ON DIVIDER, AND FLIPPED AROUND, GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY.  CONSUMER WAS ONLY AWARE OF  RIGHT TIRE BLOWING OUT. BOTH TIRES HAD INDENTICAL SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT COULD ONLY BE SEEN CLOSE UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF  BLOWOUT.  TIRE SIZE P225/60R16, DOT#UIX0DYKR288. TIRES WERE PURCHASED 10-7-1998.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*