# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `291310` · 2001-05-08 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, LT225/75R16 SIZE, DOT: VD111XD437.   TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING AND COMING THROUGH  BOTTOM OF  VAN, INJURING A PASSENGER.  SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON  VEHICLE, AND  TREAD SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.  *AK
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