# BRIDGESTONE BRIDGESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `291014` · 2001-04-10 · Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BRIDGESTONE
- **Model:** BRIDGESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*