# FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `434042` · 2003-11-12 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **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 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH  A CONCRETE BARRIER.  THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16. *AK  *JB   *NLM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*