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Firestone then accused Ford of withholding safety data concerning the design of the Explorer. After Firestone agreed to the initial recall of 14.4 million tires on August 9, 2000, NHTSA continued to push Firestone to recall all ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires regardless of where they were manufactured.
The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation or TREAD Act (Pub. L. 106–414 (text)) is a United States federal law enacted in the fall of 2000. This law intended to increase consumer safety through mandates assigned to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
When the coverup was disclosed, the top management of the company was replaced as Firestone was severely damaged in reputation and economically. But a key difference is that the Firestone 500 was used on passenger cars, which rarely rolled over with tire failure. NHTSA documented 41 deaths with the 500, a recall, involving seven million tires. [60]
In the past three years, Ford has issued the most recalls. If you don't see your car listed below, go to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website and input your car's VIN number ...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NASDAQ: GT) is recalling more than 170,000 tires used on trucks and recreational vehicles. The tires subject to recall were produced between 1996 and 2003. The recall ...
Goodyear is recalling 173,000 tires — certain model G159 tires — for recreational vehicles that it manufactured between 1996 and 2003. Goodyear will recall RV tires 19 years after they were ...
It is useful in identifying tires subject to product recall [12] or at end of life due to age. It is mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation [13] but is used worldwide. [14] The first three characters indicate the manufacturing plant and are assigned by the NHTSA [15] (tires made before 2015 had only two characters).
In its recall query summary published this week, the NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation noted that it's identified 68 owner reports alleging a loss of motor power for Jeep Wrangler 4xe ...