NHTSA Complaint #739772 — 2000 FORD EXPLORER

I WAS TRAVELING ON RT 7 AT APPROX 40MPH, THAT WAS BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE WE HAD JUST EXPIERENCED A SNOW STORM AND THE ROADS WERE NOT VERY CLEAR. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO BETTER HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON I HAD STARTED TO HEAR THE SOUND A FLAT TIRE MAKES, SO I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND SAW THAT MY TIRE WAS FLAT AND CALLED AAA. THEY HAD TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE AND IT MAY BE ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES. I HAD MY TIRES CHECKED SOME TIME AGO WHEN THE RECALL FIRST HAPPENED BUT I WAS INFORMED MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THE WILDERNESS ATS. I FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I AM POSITIVE I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE SNOW SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235 75R15)