# FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `295002` · 2000-10-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
THE VEHICLES FIRESTONE TIRES SHREDDED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED SEVERE AND DEBILITATING INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED AN EGG SIZED PORTION OF HIS BRAIN TO BE REMOVED (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).  NLM
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