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Tire malfunction in Ford Explorers first noted in Venezuela in 1998 & Saudi Arabia in 1999... while recall starts in August 2000

Ford noted tire malfunction in Venezuela in October 1998 and in Saudi Arabia in August 1999. The recall program started in August 2000.

It appears that Ford & Bridgestone-Firestone were perhaps aware of tire problems, consisting of tread separation, with the Firestone tires mounted on Ford Explorers, before the recall was initiated in August 2000, according the Wall Street Journal.

It was Sam Boyden a researcher at State Farm Insurance who first sent e-mails to the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) pointing to problems in the Firestone tires.

edited by T.Farhat, MD -  2001