BLOWOUT WITH TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON LEFT FRONT R4S II LT265/75/R16 STEELTEX RADIAL M/S LOAD RANGE E CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CROSSING MEDIAN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC BARELY MISSING AN ONCOMING 18 WHEELER THROUGH A DITCH/6FT CULVERT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO FIELD. EXTENSIVE ($8.000+) DAMAGE TO F-350 SCLWB 4X4 FRAME AND FRONT END. 22800 MILES ON FACTORY TIRES, FORD HAD REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES IN 2000 WHEN ASKED "THEY WEREN'T ON THE LIST" TIRES VDW8-DECATUR PLANT. *NLM