# 2001 FORD EXCURSION — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `465419` · 2004-04-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXCURSION
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.  WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE WARRANTY SERVICE, AND  DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE TIRE RECALL 04T003000. *AK
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*