ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A federal agency now has reports of 21 deaths
resulting from accidents caused by Firestone tire treads peeling off their
casings, USA Today reported. Prior to the report in Wednesday's editions,
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had indicated it knew of
only four such deaths. Earlier this week, two additional families sued Ford
Motor Co. and Firestone, alleging tread on Firestone tires on their Ford
Explorers separated and caused fatal accidents. Similar suits over the tires
have been filed as far back as 1996 and the NHTSA opened an investigation in
May after receiving 90 complaints from consumers about the Firestone ATX,
ATX II and Wilderness tires.
Greg
95 Dakota Sport CC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
ICQ: 283886
http://24.6.89.18/dakota/dodge.htm
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