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In February 2000, Ford began to recall Firestone tires in Malaysia and Thailand. [51] In May 2000, Ford recalled 150,000 Firestone tires on Explorers in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. [52] In August 2000 Bridgestone/Firestone issued a recall in Venezuela of 62,000 Venezuelan made Firestone tires. [52] The recall was estimated to cost $6 ...
Bridgestone is recalling 127,000 Firestone tires sold in 2007 and 2008 -- nearly doubling an earlier recall of tires from the same line, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced.
The U.S. Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), established in 1915 as the Rubber Club of America, is a national trade and advocacy group [1] of U.S. rubber tire manufacturers. The Rubber Manufacturers Association formed the Tire Industry Safety Council trade association in the United States in May 1969, [2] [3] which is based in Washington, D ...
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On 22 May 2001, Bridgestone's CEO wrote to Nasser canceling the 100-year supply relationship between their companies, arguing Ford's tire recall was "casting doubt on the quality of Firestone tires." [ 38 ] After numerous class action lawsuits , Firestone ultimately recalled millions of tires later that year, [ 39 ] with Ford Motor using AUS$4. ...
Automakers recalled more U.S. vehicles last year than in any of the last six years, the federal government said Wednesday. Safety recalls affected 20.3 million vehicles, the highest number since ...
From 2008 to 2010 Bridgestone was due to be the sole tire supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship. [28] However, because Michelin chose to conclude its Formula One tire programme at the end of the 2006 season, all teams used Bridgestone tires from the 2007 season to the 2010 Formula One season.
Another day, another recall. And it's a biggie! U.S. automaker General Motors is recalling 1.37 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential fire hazard. The problem? A defect in the heated ...