# 2004 FORD RANGER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `454326` · 2004-02-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S  WIFE WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN ARIZONA AT 70-75 MPH AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE.  LATER, DISCOVERED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRES TREAD CAME OFF.   THIS CAUSED  THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND FLIP OVER.  BOTH CONSUMER AND WIFE SUSTAINED  INJURIES. *AK
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