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Defective tires, tire blowout and tire de-treads can cause serious accidents and can cause SUV, vans and trucks to rollover. Tire malfunctions can cause serious injuries or death to the driver or passengers of a vehicle. Tire blowouts can occur for a number of reasons, including the following:

• Tire construction
• Tire manufacturing defects

It is our Law Firm's belief that the more information we can provide, the better you will be informed in making decisions regarding an accident, the possible cause of an accident and the cause of the injuries or deaths. 

In that regard many are familiar with the Firestone tire-debacle. By 2000, more than 14.4 million Bridgestone/Firestone ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires on the Ford Explorer and other vehicles, were installed. Reports of crashes and fatalities from around the world prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTS), to investigate and uncovered a major defect in the Firestone tires. At the time, more than 300 crashes were attributed to Firestone tires. The defect in the tires caused tread separation that, in turn, caused many rollover accidents involving Ford Explorers. Ford announced a recall of all 14.4 million tires. Over the years that followed the litigation that followed received widespread publicity.

It is important to understand that litigation against tire manufacturers is very complex. However, it is increasingly clear that many accidents and rollovers caused by a tire blow out could have been avoided.  Call our office as soon as possible and if possible capture and save critical evidence.

If you or a family member has been injured or wrongfully killed call our Law Firm day or night at 1-800-862-1260.