Article: Key Dates in Firestone Tire Case

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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