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Steeltex Tire Failure and Bridgestone Tire Tread Separation |
| In May and June of 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
began an investigation of Steeltex tires manufactured by the Bridgestone/Firestone
Corporation, the world’s second largest tire manufacturer. The review by
U.S. auto safety regulators covers R4S, R4SII and A/T Steeltex tires produced
from 1999 to 2005. The agency said the review was prompted by claims that 57
deaths and 161 injuries were caused by tire-tread separations. |
| As the result of a similar, but unrelated, NHTSA review conducted in 2004,
Bridgestone/Firestone replaced 487,000 Steeltex tires used on Ford Excursion
SUVs manufactured from 2000 through 2002 and some 2003 models as well. Steeltex
tires have been included as standard equipment on Ford's Explorer SUV and E-Series
and F-Series trucks and on General Motors Corp. trucks such as the Chevy Suburban
and Silverado. |
| Below is a list of tires manufactured by Bridgestone | Firestone that
may have been subject to tire safety recalls: |
| Name |
Model/Size |
| ATX |
P20575R15, P22575R15, 30X950R15LT, 31X1050R15LT, 31X1050R165LT,
32X1150R15LT, 33X1250R165LT |
| ATX 23 DEGREE |
31X1050R15LT, 33X1250R165LT |
| BRIDGESTONE |
DUELER A/T 693, TURANZA EL41, P19565R15 |
| FIREHAWK ATX |
30X950R15LT, 26575R16LT, 25585R16LT, 27X850R14LT,
31X1050R15LT, 33X1250R165LT, LPT23575R15, 23575R15, 31X1050R165LT, 32X1150R15LT,
33X1250R15LT |
| FIRESTONE |
DESTINATION, ATX, P26570R16, WILDERNESS AT, STEELTEX
A/T, ATX II, WILDERNESS HT, P19565R15, P20555R16, FIREHAWK GTA-02 |
| WIDETRACK RADIAL BAJA A/S |
32X1150R15LT |
| WILDERNESS AT |
P23570R16, 33X1250R165LT, P25570R16, P23575R15 |
| WILDERNESS HT |
P22570R15 |
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| Lieff Cabraser has successfully litigated against Firestone and other companies.
Injured drivers and passengers, and the families of loved ones who have died
in car accidents and rollover crashes, have brought claims against Firestone
for charges such as breach of express warranty, negligence, strict liability
and conspiracy. |
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nationwide to assist our clients with their claims. |
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in thirty-five $100 million-plus settlements & verdicts since 1992.
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LLP, is a national law firm of over 50 lawyers with offices in San Francisco,
New York and Nashville. Our attorneys are recognized
for the successful prosecution of lawsuits involving deaths, personal injuries
and property damage due to defective products, including in the field of vehicle
safety. |
| In 2007, in the case
of Mraz
v. DaimlerChrysler, Lieff Cabraser
attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained
the fourth largest verdict in California for
the year. At trial, plaintiffs showed that
a defective
transmission was responsible for making
a Dodge Dakota pickup shift into reverse and
run over Richard Mraz. |
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prosecuting personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits involving cars, vans,
pickup trucks, SUVs, the Yamaha Rhino and other
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| About Lieff Cabraser:
Drivers and passengers injured in auto crashes and pickup truck and SUV rollover
accidents, or families of loved ones who died, may be eligible to file lawsuits
against other drivers at fault or against the manufacturer of their vehicle if
the accident was due to a safety defect. Safety defects can include a high risk
of rolling
over, tire tread
separation, seat
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