WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT, P265/75R16. *AK *JB *NLM