# FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `310977` · 2001-07-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATEDF ROM THE VEHICLE, THE TREAD BECAME ENTANGLED UNDER THE VEHICLES AXLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER  6 TIMES, THE ROOF CAVED IN ONTO THE PASSENGERS, ALL THE WINDOWS SHATTERED AND ALL THE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, 5 OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND 1 WAS KILLED, IT IS UNKNOWN IFANY OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. *YH
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*