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2005 FORD F-250 SD — TIRES

crash1 injured · 692326 · 2008-10-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I OWN A 2005 FORD F250 WITH 35X12.50X17 IN TIRES ON STOCK RIMS. I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 8 WITH MY DAUGHTER OF 30 DAYS..YES 30 DAYS OLD AND MY DRIVERS FRONT TIRE FELL APART. THIS RESULTED IN A HORRIBLE CRASH. WE WERE TORN OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND WENT THROUGH LOTS OF WIRE GUARD RAIL, DOWN A 40 FOOT CLIFF AND TOOK OUT DOZENS OF TREES, SOME OF THEM WERE 14" ROUND. WE ROLLED END OVER END AND AGAIN SIDEWAYS DURING THIS TIME. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE ROOF. THERE WAS SOME SERIOUS HEAD CUTS ON ME ALONG WITH SWOLLEN SORE BRUISED ETC EVERYTHING ELSE. MY 50,000 TRUCK IS TOTALED. ITS NOW JUNK AND I COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10245452
Machine
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