# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `278392` · 2001-03-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPHM LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE,  TIRE WAS REPLACED.  THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH SAME PLACE WHERE  OTHER TIRE WAS ALSO HAD A BLOWOUT,  SIDE OF TIRE SEPARATED, DAMAGING VEHICLE.*AK  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE, P255/70R16, DOT VDCU19X.   *SLC
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