# FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `433274` · 2003-10-02 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** STEELTEX AT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 72 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING A COLLISION  FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX AT, LT245/75R16.  DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES HE SUSTAINED FROM THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FATALITIES.  *AK
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