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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT — TIRES

crash1 injured · 289062 · 2001-04-04

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS AT
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL, THEN BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW. THIS SEEMS PRETTY EXTREME FOR TIRES THAT HAD VERY LITTLE TREAD WEAR TO OUT AND NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD. EVEN WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, THE EXPLORER ROLLED OVER AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE EXPLORER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FORD HITCH AND THE TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE. THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT SPECIFIED BY FORD, 4990 LBS. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD NOT OF HAPPENED.*AK (TIRESIZE: P255R75X16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255R75X16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
743536
Machine
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