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MICHELIN MICHELIN — TIRES

crash · 289061 · 2001-04-04

Vehicle

Make
MICHELIN
Model
MICHELIN
Year
Manufacturer
MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY, CAR SWERVED TO LEFT TO AVOID 18 WHEELER , HIT THE DITCH, SPUN AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL END, WHICH BLEW THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND CAR SPUN ACROSS 3 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON HIS GIRLFRIEND AND MY 9 YEAR OLD NARROWLY ESCAPED INJURY . POLICEMAN AT SCENE WAS LEARY OF TIRES FROM THE START. SO ARE WE. *AK (TIRESIZE: XW4)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: XW4 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
743530
Machine
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