Two Florida men died on February 18th when a rear tire on the Ford Explorer SUV they were occupying failed, causing a fatal accident. The families of the two victims have filed a lawsuit against Ford, Firestone and the car dealer that sold the vehicle, citing defective tires as being the cause of the accident.

The report from the accident indicates that the accident was caused when the left rear Firestone Wilderness –AT tire came apart.

Eight years ago, millions of Firestone tires were recalled. The defective tire that caused the recent accident in Florida was manufactured after cut off date of the initial recall.

The defective tire that caused the accident failed when the top piece of tread failed and separated from the tire. This is the same failure that led to the original recall.

Car wreck attorneys are working on cases that involve serious injury or death due to defective tires.

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