Firestone and Ford tire controversy
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firestone-and-ford-tire-controversy-207-6622648
title:
Firestone and Ford tire controversy
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The Firestone and Ford tire controversy of the 1990s saw hundreds of people die in automobile crashes caused by the failure of Firestone tires installed on light trucks and SUVs made by Ford Motor Company. Unusually high failure rates of P235/75R15 ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires installed on the first-generation Ford Explorer and similar vehicles caused crashes that killed 238 people and injured around 500 others in the United States alone; more died in other countries. The revelations hal
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description:
1990s safety scandal involving Ford Explorer SUVs fitted with Firestone tires
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy
date created:
2004-11-21T23:32:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:25:54Z
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