# 2001 FORD TAURUS — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `331295` · 2002-01-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
ON I-24 EAST BOUND, RAINING, ABOUT 65 MPH, PULLED INTO LEFT LANE TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLE, CAR HYDROPLANED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT HEAD ON INTO GUARDRAIL - NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (BATTERY STILL HAD POWER AFTER COLLISION), WENT BACKWARDS DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON THE SHOULDER CAUSING CAR TO BE A COMPLETE LOSS.  CAR: 2001 BLUE FORD TAURUS SES - PURCHASED: 01/21/2002  LOSS: 01/23/2002.  *AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)
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