# BRIDGESTONE DESSERT DUELER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `237711` · 2000-08-13 · 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:** DESSERT DUELER
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## Narrative
TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH.  THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO CENTER HIGHWAY DIVIDER.  TIRE TREAD WAS ADEQUATE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.  TIRES WERE BOUGHT FROM SEARS IN SEP 95 AND WERE STILL WITHIN THE 5O,OOO MILE WARRANTY.  ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL - CASE NUMBER L2000-0049997-P.  VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  *AK( DOT NUMBER:   TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*