Key developments in the Firestone tire case: May 2, 2000: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into Firestone tires that may experience tread separation. At that ...

William Robbins survived not one, but two accidents where his Firestone Steeltex tires exploded out of the blue. "Looks like a hand grenade went off inside of it,'' says Robbins. A mechanic by trade, ...

WASHINGTON -- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. on Tuesday blamed a rash of tire failures on a faulty design and manufacturing processes at its Decatur, Ill., plant, but also put some blame on the Ford ...

Founded in August 1900 in Akron, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was extremely successful for a long time. Be that as it may, the Ohio-based tire manufacturer was hemorrhaging money left and ...

The Ford-Firestone dispute blew up in August 2000 and is still going strong. In response to claims that their 15-inch Wilderness AT, radial ATX and ATX II tire treads were separating from the tire ...

Between 1991 and 2000, Ford Explorers fitted with Firestone tires were involved in dozens of fatal rollovers due to sudden ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Firestone has been around since 1900. The company is officially known as Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and was founded by renowned ...

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has agreed to pay $240 million to Ford Motor Co. to settle claims related to the tiremaker's 2000 recall of defective tires, Bridgestone Firestone said ...

Tires are often compared to shoes because they serve as the sole contact points between a vehicle or person and the ground. Like shoes, tires are made in different designs and materials for specific ...