# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN1 — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `396908` · 2003-03-07 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 18
- **Injured:** 27
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN1
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM LISONI & LISONI, A CALIFORNIA-BASED LAW FIRM WHICH FILED A NATIONAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE REQUESTED THAT NHTSA REOPEN INVESIGATION INTO FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, R4SII AND A/T SIERES TIRES THAT SUFFERED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. EIGHTEN DEATHS AND TWENTY SEVEN INJURED.   *TT   *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*