I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM. I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BREAK, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT I EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY APART FROM THE RIM. THE TREAD WAS GOOD ON THE TIRES. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY OBJECTS WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 31ST WEEK OF 1994, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FROM WHICH PLANT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THANKFULLY, MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WALKED AWAY WITH MUSCLE STRAIN AND MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AS MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. PASSENGERS OF ONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE CLAIMING INJURY. BOTH OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2V9JAI314 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )