Sudden tread separation on Firestone wilderness ht P215-65R15 tires factory installed as original equipment on 2000 Nissan Frontier xe 2wd drive vehicle. While driving on I-10 East at 75 mph from phoenix to tucson AZ, the treads on the front passenger side tire separated with no warning. The vehicle developed a slight wobble similar to that experienced when the wheels are not balanced properly and within minutes, the tread separated and came off completely. The flying shards of tread ripped the molding under the bumper partially off, damaged the right turn light mechanism and caused minor dents and paint work damage to the vehicle. Lost control of the vehicle for a brief instant but as there were no other vehicles in the immediate vicinity thankfully there was no serious damage or bodily injury. Completed trip on spare tire and immediately replaced all 4 tires on the vehicle. Tires had ~37000 miles on them and had plenty of tread left as the miles were mostly slow city miles. The damaged tire is available for inspection.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

My 9 year old son and I took a trip up North to sd. On our first day out approx. 70 miles away form the border the driver side tire's tread flew off causing my 2000 nissian truck to vere in front of an oncoming semi truck. We avoided the collision and removed the damaged tire. This was the second time that it has happend. This time we were moving at a speed of 70 miles per hour and the tread came back on the truck, scratched the front quarter panel with the steel sticking out, tore of the metal bar holding the fender on, tore the fender half way off and dented the underside ofthe driver side door. About a month earler the passanger side tire did the same thing. I was moving at a lower rate of speed and no damage occurred that time. The next day we replaced the tire with a used one from a local tire shop and continued our journey. Two days later on our vacation I lost the rear passanger tire in the same fashion. We again made it to a tire shop where they replaced the tire with a used tire. By this time someone had told me that the firestoen tire were recalled because of the reason that the tread comes off. I had the tire shop remove my last remaining Firestone wilderness tire and replace the back tires with a matching set.

- Loveland, CO, USA

Tread seperated on my vehicle while on the freeway, resulting in $4,000 of damage to vehicle, over $3,000 in lost earnings.after picking up my truck from body shop, exactly one week later a second tire from the set (B.F. goodrich long trail 265/75/R15) exploded while on the freeway it wasnt a seperation, the sidewall literally blew out around the entire circumfrence.

- Pittsburg, CA, USA

The right rear tire on my 2000 Nissan truck the tread came off but the tire did not go flat but when it came off it bent up the bed on one side. I was traveling South bound on I 17 mile post 217 the truck has 45000 mile on it ad the tires.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

Firestone tire on drivers side rear blew out and tread came off and damaged underside of rear fender. I was driving North on interstate 75 in Florida near white springs exit. I was traveling between 70 and 75 mph when I heard a loud noise and my truck began to sway. I looked in my rearview mirror to see about a 4' piece of tread flying through the air behind me.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

While driving about 55 mph right rear tire had a blowout without a prior warning about the situation. Firestone ht 235/65 R15.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

Dimple in all four fiewstone wilderness tires, size P215/65R15, and dot# was not available. Feel free to provide further details.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA