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Recall Alert: Bridgestone Firestone Tires (11/3/08)
Cars.com - Chicago,IL,USA
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has issued a recall for 162,251 tires that were produced with insufficient tread gauge, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Due to this production flaw, the tires will degrade more rapidly, causing vibrations while driving. more
Firestone Tire Recall, Eight Years Later (5/8/08)
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
It was the largest recall in United States history. The result of thousands of complaints and hundreds of deaths. Now 8 years after that recall, CBS4 Consumer Investigator Al Sunshine discovered those same tires are still claiming lives. more
Why Are Ford Explorer Deaths Continuing? Government Sued For Release Of Secret Safety Data (3/27/07)
Lawfuel (press release) - Wellington,NA,New Zealand
"Public access to this type of data could mean the detection of problems like the deadly Ford Explorer/Firestone tire combination and could save lives" more
The Secret Auto-Safety Files (11/23/06)
Washington Post - United States
...In the Firestone debacle, the tire company said it would recall 10 million tires... The alliance told NHTSA in 2002 that it would cost auto manufacturers $52.5... more
The Secret Auto-Safety Files (11/22/06)
Washington Post - United States
...In the Firestone debacle, the tire company said it would recall 10 million tires... The alliance told NHTSA in 2002 that it would cost auto manufacturers $52.5... more
Carmakers Fight Opening of Secret Safety Files: Cindy Skrzycki (11/21/06)
Bloomberg - USA
...In the Firestone debacle, the company said it would recall 10 million tires... The Washington-based public- interest group, headed by former NHTSA director Joan... more
Move on to shield vehicle safety data (11/5/06)
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
...part of legislation approved by Congress following the massive recall of Firestone... NHTSA said its proposal would consider certain early warning information as... more
Stalling on auto safety (11/5/06)
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
...data made public in the wake of the massive Firestone tire recall in 2000... The NHTSA claims release of the information would "invade personal privacy," but the... more
Feds want some vehicle-safety data kept secret (11/3/06)
First Amendment Center - Nashville,TN,USA
...was part of legislation approved by Congress after the massive recall of Firestone... NHTSA said its proposal would consider certain early-warning information as... more
NHTSA Proposes To Keep Some Vehicle Safety Data Secret (11/2/06)
Autochannel (press release) - USA
NHTSA said such information "will cause substantial competitive harm and will... of legislation approved by Congress following the massive recall of Firestone... more
Tire pressure alert system will be complex and costly (10/21/06)
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
...The mandate resulted from congressional hearings on Firestone tires, says NHTSA spokesperson Rae... Ford Explorers; the crashes led to a voluntary recall of 6.3... more
Act forces release of auto safety data (08/07/06)
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
...The TREAD Act was enacted as a response to the 2000 Bridgestone Firestone voluntary recall of 14.4... It was clear at the time that NHTSA was not able to adequately detect... more
Tire makers try to protect safety history data (08/02/06)
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
...industry's chief lobbying group also told NHTSA they would be harmed by warranty information being made public. In the wake of Firestone's recall, Congress in... more
Recall wrapping up on Bridgestone Firestone tires (07/27/06)
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
...meantime, NHTSA issued a consumer alert, reminding people to check their tires, including spare tires, and have them replaced if they were part of the recall... more
Consumer Advisory: Follow-up Notification on Firestone Tire Recall (07/25/06)
Community Dispatch (press release) - USA
...NHTSA also recommends that all service managers and technicians inspect customers... For additional information on the tires affected by the recall, consumers can... more
Firestone launches spare tire recall (07/24/06)
Washington Business Journal - Washington,DC,USA
...the NHTSA following the letter from Safety Research, and agreed to take action if an effective plan could be identified. Karbowiak says the recall initiated in... more
Lawyer at it Again: Sues BFNAT (07/24/06)
Tire Review - Akron,OH,USA
The new lawsuits, filed in U.S. District Court in California, allege defects in BFNAT’s Firestone Firehawk, as well as previously recalled Firestone Wilderness and ATX lines. Lisoni is seeking the immediate recall of those tires... more
Firestone to alert owners: recall missed 200,000 tires (07/23/06)
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
...the manufacturer said Friday it would contact owners to try to bring in the remaining 200,000 tires that may still be on the road... more
Firestone: Check tires (07/22/06)
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
...the recalled tires and that Safety Research and Strategies had written to NHTSA urging that... and has touted how much it has done to notify owners of the recall... more
Firestone tires recall linked to recent deaths (07/21/06)
CNN - USA
...Scudera, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and killed... In a random test, NHTSA recently checked a number of older Ford SUVs in the Washington, DC... more
Firestone asks drivers to turn in recalled tires (07/21/06)
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
...said it didn't know how much it has spent on the recall and lawsuits... NHTSA also recommends that all service managers and technicians inspect customers' tires... more
Recalled tires still on road (07/08/06)
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
...4 million Explorers built between 1991 and 2001 were outfitted with Firestone Wilderness AT tires, prone to tread separation, prompting massive recalls... more
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems to be Required (4/7/05)
The Washington Post, By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, April 7, 2005; 1:38 PM
New passenger cars must have tire pressure monitoring systems in place by the 2008 model year, the government announced Thursday... which has its roots in the Firestone tire recall of 2000... The government said underinflated tires hurt a vehicle's fuel economy and can increase stopping distances, increase likelihood of tire failure and lead to skidding on wet surfaces... NHTSA estimates that 120 lives a year will be saved when all new vehicles are equipped with the systems... more...
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