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2002 FORD EXPEDITION — TIRES:SIDEWALL

crash1 injured · 421196 · 2003-07-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Miles at failure
21,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY WIFE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON OUR 2002 FORD EXPEDITION . TIRES MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE GENERAL AW GRABBERS 17INCH. WE WERE INFORMED LAST YEAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THAT THESE TIRES HAD BEEN RECALLED. WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND TOOK OUR VECHICLE IN TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID NO THEY HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN AFTER WE INSISTED THEY AT LEAST LOOK AT THE TIRES. MY WIFE AND INFANT CHILD WERE IN THE VECHICLE WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR BUT THANKFULLY ONLY MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES TO MY FAMILY. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING LEGAL ADVICE AND HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND HAD OUR OWN TECH EXAMINE THE TIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10030306
Machine
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