MY CLIENT WAS DRIVING A 1997 FORD EXPLORER ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING MY CLIENT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE EXPLORER, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )
2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO FLAMES, BUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY BURNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SEAT HEATER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.