NHTSA Complaint #727585 — 1998 FORD EXPLORER

ON SATURDAY NIGHT JULY 8, 2000 MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE ON INTERSTATE 65. SHE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. UPON MY ARRIVAL IT LOOKED AS IF THE TIRE HAD BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. THE TIRE WAS BARELY STILL ON THE RIM. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER ON JULY 10, 2000 FOR REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT PIN POINT A REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIRE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE OF $40.66. I NOTICED THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND THE ORIGINAL TIRES (INCLUDING THE FAILURE) WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE USA. NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RECORDED MY EXPERIENCE AND COMPLAINT.( DOT NUMBER: W2CO1PX258 TIRE SIZE: 9255/70R16 )