# MICHELIN MICHELIN — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `288386` · 2001-04-23 · MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MICHELIN
- **Model:** MICHELIN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE SPARE TIRE T125/80R16, DOT FNTA2XHX150 LOCATED IN  TRUNK OF  1990, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR EXPLODED.  THIS EXPLOSION OF  SPARE TIRE RESULTED IN TRUNK OF VEHICLE, RAISING 1 1/2 INCHES ABOVE  NORMAL LEVEL AND A CHUNK OF GLASS AND  REAR VIEW MIRROR, TO FALL FROM  FRONT WINDSHIELD.  *AK   CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE THAT AGE AND TEMPERATURE WOULD CAUSE A SPARE TIRE TO FAIL, THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PERIODICALLY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED DUE TO FAILURE.   *SLC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*