# 2000 FORD EXCURSION — TIRES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `389538` · 2003-01-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXCURSION
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
A DRIVERS FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE, ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EXPLODED ON JULY 7, 2002 ON I-95 IN WALTERBORO, SC. MY GIRLFRIEND  AGNES AND A GOOD FRIEND DAVE WERE KILLED, DAVES 11 YR OLD SON MAX SUFFERED A SEVERLY BROKEN RIGHT FEMER, DAVES WIFE, CHERYL HAD SEVERAL DEEP CUTS AND SCRAPES  I HAVE A SEVERLY BROKEN LEFT FEMER AND KNEE DAMAGE.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TIRE WAS GOING TO FAIL.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*