The front, driver's side, tire came apart and caused considerable damage to my vehicle's body and possibly other damages not seen. I need to take the vehicle to a mechanic for an inspection to see if there are other damages. The tire is a good year Eagle rs-a. the dot # is 4B08 dlwr 3701. Tire size P235/70R16. I was driving on interstate I-75 when the tire came apart. It was terribly scary. I did not realize what had happened and thought the vehicle was falling apart. I pulled onto the emergency lane and realized the tire had come apart. The rubber coming off the tire caused quite a bit of body damage. The visible damages include damages to the driver's side head light, rubber ripped out the driver's side blinker, molding under the driver's door was ripped out, paint damage, tire well damage and loosening of other molding on driver's side. A mechanic will have to inspect for unseen damages.

- Ray City, GA, USA

The contact stated while his daughter was driving a 2005 Ford Explorer sports track at 20-25 mph the front passenger wheel fell off. The consumer stated the knuckle behind the wheel broke. The zone manager for the Ford manufacturer stated that the driver must have hit something for this to happen. The consumer stated the driver did not notice any indication that there was a problem within the vehicle. The consumer contacted the manufacturer, and accepted the recommendation of the zone manager.

- Wayne, NJ, USA