CONSUMER HAS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD.BACK TIRES BLEWOUT THE SAME IDENTICAL WAY. VEHICLE WAS THROWN AT A RIGHT ANGLE INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. IT WAS STUCK ON DIVIDER, AND FLIPPED AROUND, GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY. CONSUMER WAS ONLY AWARE OF RIGHT TIRE BLOWING OUT. BOTH TIRES HAD INDENTICAL SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT COULD ONLY BE SEEN CLOSE UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE P225/60R16, DOT#UIX0DYKR288. TIRES WERE PURCHASED 10-7-1998. *AK