# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:SIDEWALL
> NHTSA complaint `326530` · 2001-12-17 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:SIDEWALL
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH IN A 1995, DODGE, TRUCK RAM , AND PULLING A 27' TRAILER AND BOAT,  RIGHT/FRONT FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S TIRE , SIZE: P215/85R16, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN  SIDEWALL.   BLOWOUT RESULTED IN A CRASH WHICH HOSPITALIZED CONSUMERS WIFE FOR 4 WEEKS, WHERE BACK SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPAIR SPINAL DAMAGE.  NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF  BLOWOUT.  TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.  THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON  TIRE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND THE TIRE WAS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. *AK *JB
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