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2000 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:SIDEWALL

crash3 injured · 287035 · 2001-04-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND APPROACHING AN ENTRANCE RAMP FOR INTERSTATE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ENTERING INTERSTATE AND WAS HEADING DIRECTLY TOWARDS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD NOT MOVE INTO NEXT LANE. INCHED OVER INTO NEXT LANE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, VEHICLE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNCONTROLLABLE, AND ROLLED DOWN THE INTERSTATE ATLEAST 2 TIMES, LANDING UP RIGHT. UPON EXAMINATION, THERE WAS A 2 INCH TEAR ALONG SIDEWALL OF LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 14,349 MILES ON THE TIRES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P255/70R16, DOT VNCU1PX060, THERE WERE 3 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
886240
Machine
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