ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 I WAS DRIVING FROM MAR VISTA, CA TO SAN LEANDRO, CA WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND 20 YEAR OLD SISTER IN LAW. WE WERE ON THE 580 W DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AT 65MPH AT 11:30 AM WHEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN VEERING TOWARD THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT THE CAR KEEP VEERING TOWARD THE RIGHT AND WE HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE. THE CAR WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIVIDE. WE WERE IN DUBLIN, CA NEAR THE TASSAJARA RD. EXIT. WHEN WE INSPECTED THE CAR, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BLOWN THROUGH. THE SIDE WALLS WERE INTACT, BUT THE WHOLE TREAD OF THE TIRE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE SIDE WALL. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE RIGHT REAR SPLASH GUARD TO DETACH FROM THE CAR AND THE REAR BUMPER WAS SLIGHTLY DETACHED. MY CAR IS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE EX AND IT HAD ABOUT 8300 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2007. THE CRASH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR. THE CAR IS NOW AT A BODY SHOP AND IS BEING REPAIRED IN SAN LEANDRO, CA. WE HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR