Complaint 709770
1994 FORD EXPLORER • TIRES:TREAD/BELT • incident May 24, 2006
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
3
Deaths
1
- Complaint ID
- 709770
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Incident Date
- May 24, 2006
- Date Received
- Feb 25, 2009
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Owner Narrative
RECALLED FIRESTONE ATX AND WILDERNESS TIRES. **NAR** *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD BELT SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED WHICH CAUSED A FATAL HEAD INJURY TO A RESTRAINED 12 YEAR OLD OCCUPANT. IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THEY TOO SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLES. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.