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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 fatal4 injured · 316403 · 2000-09-30

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, THE DRIVER STEERED BACK LEFT PARTIALLY INTO THE LEFT LANE THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT, AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE SPUN PARTIALLY CLOCKWISE OFF ROADWAY THEN ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S TOP AND A GUARDRAIL, TRAVELED OVER THE GUARDRAIL TO FINAL REST ON ITS ROOF, ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED FOUR OTHER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES(FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM196, UNKNOWN POSITION). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
555000
Machine
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