# 1998 FORD RANGER — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `308167` · 2001-08-15 · 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:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
ATTORNEY FOR ,[XXX],CONSUMER, REPORTED THAT WHILE  VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY AT SPEED LIMIT,  CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT  LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT.   BLOW OUT CAUSED VEHICLE INTO A ROLLOVER. ALSO, FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD  SEPARATED FROM  TIRE.  FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15 100S.   CONSUMER  SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES  WHEN HE WAS  EJECTED FROM  VEHICLE.  VEHICLE WAS A 1998, FORD TRUCK RANGER PICKUP.   ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE.  *AK    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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