# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `292154` · 2001-05-14 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN  FORD, EXPLORER, 1995 RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P255/70R16, DOT: VDCU1PX019  EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.   *NOTE:  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO  TREAD SEPARATION.   VEHICLE CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL LOSS, AND CONSUMER'S  WIFE SUFFERED NOSE/HEAD INJURIES.*AK  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES.   *SLC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*