# BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `509249` · 2004-12-01 · Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BRIDGESTONE
- **Model:** DUELER 684
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
LEFT REAR TIRE TREADS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, LEAVES HIGHWAY, KILLING BELTED DRIVER.  THE TIRE WAS THE FORMER SPARE TIRE AND LIGHTLY USED.  IT WAS  6 YEARS OLD AND MAY HAVE DEGRADED OVER TIME PURSUANT TO INFORMATION IN COMMENT TO DOCKET 03-15400 FILED WITH NHTSA ON 11-5-04 BY SEAN KANE OF SAFETY RESEARCH.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*