# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:SIDEWALL
> NHTSA complaint `343073` · 2002-04-15 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:SIDEWALL
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. HAD TO WAIT UNTIL TIRE HAD COOLED DOWN BEFORE CHANGING.  FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT265-75-R16 DOT VNW8 1XL - 079E4 - 008062 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 1999, FORD, F250.  *AK  CONSUMER SUSTAINED CUTS AND MINOR BURNS DUE TO CHANGING THE TIRE.  *TT
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*