# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:SIDEWALL
> NHTSA complaint `287035` · 2001-04-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:SIDEWALL
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## 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
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