# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `223730` · 2000-08-04 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
PE00.020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 80MPH ON THE HIGHWAY  AND THERE WAS A POPPY NOISE.  VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF A ROAD INTO THE DESERT.   CONSUMER'S  WIFE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY  RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD  SEPARATING FROM  WHEEL.  *AK FIRESTONE ATX 235/75/R15 *MW
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*