# 1987 MERCURY SABLE — TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
> NHTSA complaint `310866` · 2001-08-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1987
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE, WHICH WAS NEVER USED, WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION, THE TIRE MAKE/MODEL WAS NOT GIVEN BECAUSE THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS UNREADABLE, THE TIRE HAD UNDER 300 MILES ON IT, SPECIFIC INJURY INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN.  NLM
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