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FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 fatal5 injured · 352234 · 2001-08-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE WHEN THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE TREAD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE AXLE CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL SIX TIMES, CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED ALONG WITH 5 OTHERS WHO WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS A LEASED VEHICLE AND HAD JUST BEEN MAINTENANCED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, NO OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS GIVEN IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE OR FIRESTONE TIRES. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562694
Machine
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