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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, maintaining
tire pressure, observing tire and load limits, avoiding road
hazards, and inspecting tires for cuts, slashes, and other
irregularities are the most important things you can do to
avoid tire failure such as tread separation or blowout and
flat tires.
However, on May 31, 2001, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Firestone)
submitted a "request" that NHTSA open a safety defect
investigation regarding the handling and control characteristics
of Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles (SUV) following a
tread separation on a rear tire. The request was filed shortly
after Ford Motor Company (Ford) announced on May 22, 2001
that it would provide free replacements for all Firestone
Wilderness AT tires on Ford vehicles. It was part of Firestone's
effort to argue that the crashes (many of which involved SUV
rollovers) that occurred in Explorers following tread separations
of Firestone ATX and Wilderness AT tires were to a large extent
due to the design of the Explorer rather than a defect in
the tires.
If the testing of the Firestone Wilderness AT (all terrain)
and the Firestone ATX proved the tires were defective, this
would leave Bridgestone/Firestone liable for a defective product
they manufactured and distributed throughout Oklahoma. These
potentially deadly defective products that may have been negligently
manufactured and distributed spurred a class action based
on a product liability that these big business should be held
liable for. Firestone has manufactured as many as 48 million
Firestone Wilderness AT and Firestone ATX tires. Thousands
of these tires have failed causing hundreds if not thousands
of accidents many resulting in injuries and death.
The Oklahoma based plaintiff personal injury law
firm of Atkins & Markoff is experienced
in handling class action law suits
resulting from defective tire claims. If you have
a question or a defective tire claim in Oklahoma contact
us to discuss your product liability claim. Call us toll
free or fill out our online contact
form.
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