1.   An indicator on the dash notifies the driver that a tire is losing or has lost air.

2.   A tire loses air, and gets a bit smaller and therefore rotates a little faster.

3.   In May, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration began investigating accidents in which Firestone tires suddenly lost their tread or suffered blowouts.

4.   The Corvette and Prowler tires have a pressure-sensing system that alerts drivers when the tire loses air.

5.   The explanation may lie in a special Mercedes engineering triumph, an active suspension that keeps the car level up to the point where the tires lose their grip.

6.   The pressure gauge lets the motorist know that the tire has lost air.

7.   Firestone lawyers, however, have blamed the crash on Ford Motor Co., saying the faulty design of the Explorer SUV made tires lose their tread.

8.   Firestone lawyers, however, have blamed the crash on Ford, saying the faulty design of the Explorer sport utility vehicle made tires lose their tread.

9.   In most cases, the tire lost its tread, causing a Ford Explorer to roll over.

10.   In some cases the Ford vehicles rolled over after the tires suddenly lost their tread.