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2002 FORD F-250 — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

crash · 600821 · 2006-10-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Miles at failure
61,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A DOWNHILL CURVE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TREAD HIT THE SIDE MIRROR AND FENDER. A SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON. THEN, 175 MILES LATER THERE WAS A NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10171795
Machine
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