The crew were told that it might have been them but they didn't experience anything abnormal during the takeoff. It was only when they landed at AVV and experienced the vibrations of an unbalanced tyre that they realised that it was them. The tyre didn't disintegrate but a strip of rubber from one side had come off. The RHS inboard flap had a puncture on the lower surface with a piece of rubber in it.
VB had a run of tyre failures in 2005 and I think that was due to a change in tyre manufacturer. As to the recall of the HTI flight I think that it shows that Jetstar took the conservative approach and recalled the flight with the highest potential risk due to the limitations of HTI.