2006 Q3 Vehicle Safety Press Articles

San Francisco Chronicle, "Anti-Rollover Tech Required by 2012"

          New automobiles will be required to have anti-rollover technology by the 2012 model year, which should save thousands of lives annually, the government's traffic safety agency said Thursday. More...

Los Angeles Times, "34 Are Hurt When Bus Rolls Over on Off-Ramp"

          A bus traveling from New York to Boston rolled over on an interstate offramp in Auburn, injuring 34 people, authorities said. More...

WSBTV.com, "Women's Truck Goes Up In Flames While Parked"

       Cassandra Miles says about an hour after she had parked her 2001 Ford F-150 in the driveway near her garage Wednesday – she heard the truck’s alarm start going off. More...

USA Today, "Ford recalls 1.2M trucks over fire hazard; almost 6M vehicles recalled for issue"

          Ford recalled 1.2 million trucks, sport-utility vehicles and vans on Thursday amid concerns of potential engine fires, expanding upon one of the largest vehicle recalls in history. Ford Motor said the recall was tied to the cruise control deactivation switch system, which could corrode over time, overheat and catch fire. Learn more about the Ford truck fire hazard vehicle recall.

San Francisco Chronicle, "Ford Issues Recall, Sees 2Q Loss"

         Ford Motor Co., already reeling from business setbacks, recalled 1.2 million trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans Thursday amid concerns about potential engine fires.  Ford said the recall was tied to the speed control deactivation switch system, which could corrode over time, overheat and ignite. It builds upon one of the largest recalls in U.S. history. More...

The Detroit News, "Tire Makers Try to Protect Safety History Data"

         A federal judge on Monday spurned a request from tire makers who wanted a ban on releasing detailed information about tires and their safety history. More

The Wall Street Journal, "Bridgestone Unit Widens Tire-Recall Efforts"

         Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC said it is taking additional steps, including sending letters to current owners of certain Ford Explorers, to make sure tires recalled in 2000 and 2001 have been taken off the road. More...

Detroit News, "Check tires:Tire maker will warn owners that some tires recalled in 2000-01 may still be on the road"

          Six years after a multi-billion dollar recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires linked to hundreds of rollover injuries and deaths, the tire maker is making a renewed effort to notify customers that tens of thousands of the tires may still be on the road.
          Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire LLC, the Nashville, Tenn.-based subsidiary of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., said Friday it will notify customers again of the potential hazard. The action follows reports of at least five serious recent accidents tied to recalled tires, including the May 21 death of an 11-year-old boy in California.

The Californian (Bakersfield, CA), "People injured during Yamaha Rhino rollovers suing company"

          Doctors gave Bakersfield resident Dwight Grimes an ugly choice when his Rhino, a vehicle the size of a golf cart with the motor of an all-terrain vehicle, tumbled over on his leg: Amputate the leg or possibly live with excruciating pain and limited mobility. The doctors suggested Grimes amputate. He chose to keep the leg. More...

City News Service, "Bridgestone Recall"

         Bridgestone Firestone today renewed its recall of defective tires made for the Ford Explorer and other SUVS in the late 1990s, as two more lawsuits were filed against the company in Los Angeles. More...

Associated Press Worldstream , "Bridgestone Firestone to Notify US Owners of Recalled Tires"

         Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, seeking to finish the massive tire recalls it began six years ago, said Friday it would notify owners to bring in 200,000 recalled tires that may still be on vehicles or used as spares. More...

CNN, "Firestone tires recall linked to recent deaths; Firestone announces renewed recall after recent deaths and injuries in rollovers involving SUVs"

Associated Press, "Bridgestone Firestone to Notify Owners of Recalled Tires"

          Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, seeking to finish the massive tire recalls it began six years ago, said Friday it will notify owners to bring in 200,000 recalled tires that may still be on vehicles or used as spares. More...

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News-Democrat, "Collinsville woman settles lawsuit for $7 million; Husband died in camper fire caused by faulty refrigerator"

          A Collinsville woman whose husband died in a camper fire due to a faulty refrigerator has settled a lawsuit for $7 million, and her attorney suspects that as many as 12,000 recreational vehicles have similar refrigerators which could cause fires. More...

CNN Money, "Toyota's totally bizarre recall; Why would Toyota issue a recall designed to make vehicles less safe?"

          This fall, Toyota will voluntarily recall nearly 160,000 Toyota Tundra pickups so that they can be made less safe for children riding in the front seat. More...

Rubber & Plastics News, "Safety Group Urges BFS to Reissue Tire Recall Notification"

         A safety research group with ties to trial lawyers is asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to initiate a recall query on the August 2000 recall of 6.5 million Firestone ATX and Wilderness radial tires. More...