I've never seen a blowout like this

[Dantilla]

My sister rented a van to haul a bunch of stuff to/from a wedding.
She's just glad this happened on the way home, not when she was under a time crunch to prep the venue.



How did this tire end up like this?

[Noah930]

Had something similar on the minivan at 70 mph in the fast lane. By the time I pulled off at the next offramp, it looked like that.

[vonsmog]

Old dry rotted tire most likely, hell I had one blow out while off the car sitting in the sun on a hot day! I thought someone fired a gun while I was in the shop. Came outside and this is what I found. Good thing I never drove on them.

[Eric Hahl]

Low tire pressure, heated up the carcass. Shredded.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

Low tire pressure, heated up the carcass. Shredded.

This.

[porsche930dude]

Yup and drove on it flat for a while

[stevej37]

It looks like it would work great on MI winter roads.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

That's a toroidal blowout. Much quieter and efficient than yesterday's blowout.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Dantilla

How did this tire end up like this?

By driving on it for many miles while it had no air pressure.

[cstreit]

Looks like a pretty good sand tire.

[URY914]

Good tire but certainly not a great tire.

[911 Rod]

I think she drove on a flat for miles, but why is the hubcap not damaged?