# BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `671193` · 2008-05-25 · Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **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
## Narrative
THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK PASSENGER END.  I WAS GOING 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) ON INTERSTATE 10 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED.  I LOST CONTROL OF MY SUV (2001 ISUZU RODEO) AND NEARLY ROLLED IT A FEW TIMES, ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND AND GOING  BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DIRT MEDIAN HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  I HIT A TREE, WHICH SAVED MY LIFE.  THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTROPHIC.  THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684.  IT WAS PURCHASED 1/4/05, BUT IT WAS TECHNICALLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW.  THE TIRE WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN 2001. THE REAR END DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY A COLLISION CENTER AND FOR FEAR OF TIRE SAFETY, I REPLACED ALL OTHER BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELIN.  *TR
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