Word: radial
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...they wouldn't be having such a rough ride. While the Aug. 9 voluntary recall has created a run on tires for the popular Ford Explorer SUV and Ranger pickups, rivals like Michelin and Goodyear have gladly picked up the slack. Close to 900,000 of the 15-in. Radial ATX, ATX II and certain Wilderness AT models linked to 62 deaths have been exchanged. To free up 70,000 more tires, Ford is temporarily shutting down three U.S. truck plants and Firestone is airlifting replacements from Japan, headquarters of its parent company, Bridgestone. Firestone said it would also hire...
...their defense. But Roberts, spurred on by the dead girl's parents, decided to help NHTSA do its job. Through an official, he let the agency know about his discovery, helping galvanize what would become the second largest tire recall in U.S. history, covering Firestone's 15-inch Radial ATX, ATX II and certain Wilderness models. "Once the cat gets out of the bag," says one of Roberts' fellow attorneys, "it's hard to put it back...
...with anger that Valdes learned last week that Firestone, a part of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., had voluntarily recalled 6.5 million of its most widely used tires. The action hit Firestone and Ford where they live--in the automaker's best-selling models. Included in the recall are Firestone Radial ATX and ATX II tires, which are standard equipment on Ford's hot Ranger pickups. Also included are the Wilderness AT tires that Firestone makes in Decatur, Ill., for the Mercury Mountaineer and the Ford Explorer, the No. 1 suv in America. Firestone says the Decatur plant is the source...