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Article: Key Dates in Firestone Tire Case
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The Associated Press
AP Online
08-24-2001
Key Dates in Firestone Tire Case
Key developments in the Firestone tire case:
--May 2, 2000: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into Firestone tires that may experience tread separation. At that point, the agency had received 90 complaints, including reports of 33 crashes resulting in 27 injuries and four deaths.
--Aug. 9, 2000: Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. announces a recall of 6.5 million ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires, many sold as standard equipment on new Ford Explorers.
--Aug. 31, 2000: NHTSA upgrades the investigation from a preliminary inquiry to an engineering analysis. At the time, the agency had ...
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Article: Feds investigate another brand of Firestone tire
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September 30, 2000 ;
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...WASHINGTON - The government opened an investigation Friday into another brand of Firestone tire after receiving reports they were involved in accidents in which two people died and 12 were injured. The National Highway Traffic ...
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