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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES

1 fatal3 injured · 351739 · 2000-09-30

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL AND VEERED PARTIALLY TO THE CENTER MEDIAN, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT WHICH TURNED THE VEHICLE AT A SIDEWAY ANGLE THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON ITS TOP RIGHT SIDE, THE VEHICLE THE SLID AND ROLLED ABOUT 5 TIMES ACROSS THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP, BOTH REAR PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED, THE TWO LEFT SIDE TIRES WERE DETACHED FROM THE AXLES AT REST(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1PM215, LEFT REAR). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
554988
Machine
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