Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1997 Toyota Camry

Reference: NHTSA campaign id # 06t016000. Cooper tire recall# 147 a starfire fliteline iv tire can apart on my car during normal driving conditions. The tread separated from the tire. I took tire and car to a cooper tire store (corner tire store panama city, florida) and they said it was not covered by the recall (cooper recall# 147). I feel that the scope of the recall needs to be expanded to include other starfire fliteline iv tires. This tire is potentially dangerous, if it had come apart at high speed, no one would know about this dangerous tire.

While driving on I-95 approaching baltimore, MD I began to feel a shaking in the steering wheel in the 1997 Toyota Camry, and then all of a sudden a loud knocking like something was wrong with the driver's side front tire. I thought I had a blowout. I steered the car to the nearest location on the side of the interstate and found that the tread separated from the continental - sportive metric 195/ tubules radial tire. This tire completely ripped off and bent the exterior car panel right in front of the bidder and to the left and below the hood which covers the wheel well and ripped up my wiring harness. A courtesy vehicle stopped to assist me and called it in to aaa who sent tow truck to bring me to a auto repair shop. I still have not the damage repaired. However, the repair man was able to reconnect the wires that powered the electronic fuel pump, power steering, lights, etc and replaced the fuses that blew. However the car will need some body/electrical work to repair the damage caused by the tire. I kept the tire and the pieces in the trunk.

The consumer stated the right rear tire had a blowout/tread separation while driving 40-45 mph with only the driver in a Toyota Camry 1997 vehicle. (aftermarket equipment, installed at 68,000 miles, tire size 205/65r15 and the dot# is a3ur4422301) the tire manufacturer was contrated. The tire is available for analysis.

Uniroyal tires 19570r14 wear on belt and tread after having tires rotated and balanced on a regular basis and front end alignments and only driving on the of a disatance of 36,000 miles.

Have pictures of 1st tire failure- 2nd tire is starting to separate internally. (dot number: e2j957at36 tiresize: 195/70r14).