Officials have known SUV tire suspicions for decade

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Documents filed at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that the federal government has known for at least 10 years that the tread of some Firestone tires suddenly peeled off resulting in crashes. The documents show that Bridgestone/Firestone Inc was already aware and had been investigating the accidents involving Firestone tires since 1992 and that Ford Motor Co had already received complaints regarding failure of Firestone tires for also 10 years.

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More deaths linked to tires

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 21 deaths have been associated with Bridgestone/Firestone tires that were installed in pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles. The tires were Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness. The tire company said it made 48 million of the tires and that they were original equipment on GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru vehicels. During accidents, the treads of the tires were said to have peeled off, causing skids.

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January memo revealed tire flaws

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that at least 16 people died between Jan 19, 2000 when Bridgestone/Firestone admitted it knew of a tire-quality problem and Aug 9, 2000 when the company recalled more than 6.5 million tires. These deaths account for 18% of the 88 tire-related fatalities being investigated by the NHTSA. Most of the recalled tires were also original equipment on Ford Explorer sport- utility vehicles.

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