Rear Suspension Springs Problems of Ford F-350

My father and I were driving on interstate 96 in michigan in my 1999 Ford f350 super duty truck. We were going about 68mph and had been driving for approx 2hours prior. All the sudden, we heard something rattling and then the drivers side rear tire blew out sending our vehicle sliding to the side. We nearly rolled my truck. After pulling over and further inspection with the towing company, we determined that the rear leaf spring had fractured and plunged itself into my tire. This almost killed us and we are very upset not to mention the tow bill, new tire, and new springs. I called the dealer and he has notified me that all of these trucks do this and it is a common problem. Someone needs to rectify the problem before more hardworking people that spent good money to buy a work truck are injured or killed. I cannot get the Ford dealer to cover the issue and would like help. I now am faced with a $1200 repair bill in addition to the tow bill to correct the situation.

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Rear tire failed. Upon review the rear leaf spring broke and was displaced to the point of ripping out the inner side wall of the tire. At the time I was running about 70 mph in weekend highway traffic.

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Consumer states that the right rear leaf spring, number 3, broke for no reason.