1.   But Harmon questioned whether external examination could spot the tread separation.

2.   Firestone has asserted the Explorer design contributed to rollovers when blow-outs or tread separations occurred.

3.   Five more charts analyzed patterns in tread separations and emphasized tires for light trucks, a category that includes the Ford Explorer.

4.   Ford and Firestone say the statistics on tread separations point clearly to Decatur.

5.   Harmon said Ford had received just one report of a tread separation involving a Goodyear tire on an Explorer, but the incident did not result in any injuries.

6.   The highway safety agency faces a variety of problems in determining the reliability of the data on the rate of claims for tread separation.

7.   Tread separations are the most common form of tire failure, yet the separations have proved to be unusually deadly on Explorers.

8.   Underinflated tires can result in tread separation and blowouts.

9.   Aked said there has been a drop in reports of tread separations since the cap was added.

10.   Documents regarding Goodyear tire tread separations are part of a lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County, in Trenton N.J.