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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

2 fatal3 injured · 368104 · 2002-07-25

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED FIRESTONE P235-75R15 TIRE (DOT # UNKNOWN), AFTER A WEEKS TIME CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE ROAD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. TWO PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE KILLED AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJUIRED INCLUDING THE THE CONSUMER. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. TIRE MERCHANT NOTIFIED. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
566764
Machine
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