# FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `500982` · 2004-10-05 · FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** STEELTEX TIRE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
THE RE-OPENING OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES.   *BF   THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE TIRE.  WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED IT THREW THE CONSUMER INTO THE BARRIER BETWEEN THE FREEWAY AND BROKE THE CONSUMERS NECK  IN TWO PLACES.   *SC  THE CONUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES.  *TC *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*