Firestone tires recall linked to recent deaths - CNN
ATLANTA (CNN) -- Firestone announced a renewed recall effort Friday for its radial tires, mainly spares, still remaining on the Ford Explorer and similar SUVs from the 1990s. The action followed talks with the federal highway safety agency after a... Firestone said it will send letters to owners of Ford Explorers, Mercury Mountaineers or Mazda Navajos made prior to the 2000 model year. Mazda, like Mercury, is part of the Ford Motor Co. (See details on www. Six years ago, Firestone recalled an estimated 6. 5 million of its Radial ATX and Wilderness AT tires after numerous rollover deaths. Firestone says 6. 3 million tires were replaced, making it the most successful recall ever. For example, Kane said, substitute tires were often scarce or owners simply didn't think about turning in the spares. On the Explorer and some other Ford SUVs, the spare is attached to the undercarriage of the vehicle, and an owner would need to crawl under it to be able to read the brand name. , was permanently paralyzed when his 1993 Ford Explorer rolled over and slid upside-down into an oncoming car near Orlando in May 2005. The other driver was killed. , was killed this May when his family's 1994 Ford Explorer overturned and rolled down a hill beside Interstate 15 in Riverside County. Source: www.cnn.com
