Eventually she found more than 20 accidents, which killed nearly 30 people, all involving Ford Explorers riding on Firestone tires.
Only, as it turns out, it wasn't just Ford Explorers. GM vehicles on the same tires also had tread separations. Explorers running on Goodyear tires didn't have the problem.
For a good account of what went on inside Ford during the Wilderness AT crisis, read Jason Vines' What did Jesus drive?
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Eventually she found more than 20 accidents, which killed nearly 30 people, all involving Ford Explorers riding on Firestone tires.
Only, as it turns out, it wasn't just Ford Explorers. GM vehicles on the same tires also had tread separations. Explorers running on Goodyear tires didn't have the problem.
For a good account of what went on inside Ford during the Wilderness AT crisis, read Jason Vines' What did Jesus drive?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OQOWBCG