...accidents involving tread separation on tires, most of which were on Explorers. Ford blamed tire company Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., while Bridgestone said the Explorer's design was faulty. Ford undertook a massive campaign to replace...

...another attempt to gain class action status for millions of Americans who choose to sue Ford Motor Co. and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. over allegedly faulty tires. The full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider the earlier ruling...

...including two involving deaths in rollover accidents. Terms of the settlement were confidential. Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. recalled Wilderness tires on Ford Explorers in August 2000 after reports of 200 deaths and hundreds of injuries...

...spokesman Dave Hurst told the Detroit Free Press that the company has "been doing fairly well in collecting" from Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Robert Hartwig, the chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute, said the costs to Ford Motor...

...local residents have know all along: Not all of Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.'s plants have quality concern issues under...in last year's initial voluntary recall. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., a Japanese-owned company with U.S...

...Michelin and Continental tires, with the oldest tires to be replaced first. The 15-, 16- and 17-inch Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. tires are installed on Ford Explorer and Expedition sport utility vehicles and on Ranger and some F-150...

...practices, have risen 232 percent in the past four years, Mr. Fort said. Tiremaker meets recall demand Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has produced all the replacement tires necessary to fulfill the company's recent recall effort. With the...

...announced by the company early Friday afternoon. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. told approximately 700 employees at its Oklahoma...chairman, chief executive officer and president of Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., said in a prepared statement. In addition...

A congressional investigation this week revealed tests performed by Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. may have shown there were problems with its recalled tires as early as 1996. The evidence surfaced Wednesday. That same day...

...tentative contract in hand, troubled tire maker Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. and its workers said Monday they're ready...recalls tires in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela -- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. will recall 62,000 Venezuelan-made tires...