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BRIDGESTONE BRIDGESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

fire1 injured · 291014 · 2001-04-10

Vehicle

Make
BRIDGESTONE
Model
BRIDGESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR (BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT LT215/75R15) TIRE EXPERIENCED TIRE SEPARATION, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND OVERSTEERED TO THE LEFT LANE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROTATE IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION,GOING ACROSS THE NORTH BOUND LANES, THEN DRIVING UP ON THE RAISED CONCRETE BARRIER AND THEN OVERTURNING BACK ON TO THE NORTH BOUND TRAVEL LANES AND THEN SLIDING TO A STOP, CONSUMER SUSTAIN INJURIES. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
560744
Machine
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