Complaint 598007
1994 FORD EXPLORER • TIRES:TREAD/BELT • incident Feb 8, 2006
- Complaint ID
- 598007
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Incident Date
- Feb 8, 2006
- Date Received
- Sep 29, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Owner Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND EMBANKED INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHO PROVIDED USED TIRES TO MAKE THE VEHICLE OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END, WHICH THE TIRE DEALER DID NOT RECOGNIZE AS CONSEQUENCE OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY, RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER # 00T005000, WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER. THE RECALL LETTER WAS NOT HONORED FOR THE TIRES REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO KEEP THE USED TIRES PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT I, SIZE: 23575R/15.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.