PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE AND A LOUD BANG. TIRE PEELED AWAY FROM THE MAIN TIRE, AND T FLAP OF TIRE WAS SWINGING UP AGAINST THE VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD EXPLODED. TIRE FIRESTONE FIRE HAWK#ATX 31X10.50R16.5 M/S #DOT VDXB AXD. NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT PRIOR TO SEPARATION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. *SLC