# COOPER COOPER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `343983` · 2002-04-19 · Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** COOPER
- **Model:** COOPER
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
EL DORADO, LT 245/75R16,  DOT UP11EJD075, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON A 1992 FORD E 350 VAN. REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, ROTATED COUNTER CLOCK WISE 360 DEGREES, LEFT ROAD AND ROLLED ONCE OR TWICE. PASSENGERS AND DRIVER SUFFERED NUMEROUS BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND FRACTURES, FRONT PASSENGER IS QUADRIPLEGIC. PLEASE ADD MILEAGE OF TIRE. REPORTED BY BRAD BECKWORTH 903 645 7333 W.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*