AFTER THE CAR SAT ALL DAY WE TOOK A EVENING DRIVE TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN. WE WERE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED OF 65MPH, VERY UNEXPECTDLY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THAT NEARLY CAUSED A ROLLOVER SITUATION. AFTER WE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VECHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE WERE VERY SUPRISED THAT THE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE JUST ABOVE THE TREAD LINE. THERE IS A HOLE APPROXIMATLEY 1" ACROSS AND 2 1/2" IN LENGHTH, THE REST OF THE TIRE APPEARS TO BE UNDAMAGED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 027598 TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )