# BUICK SKYLARK — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `426924` · 2003-08-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** SKYLARK
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Miles at failure:** 59,000
## Narrative
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*MR     WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER.  AS A RESULT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, THE PASSENGER'S HEAD JERKED BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AND THE DRIVER HIT HER NOSE ON STEERING WHEEL.  THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT.  *PH   *NLM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*