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To: American Spirit who wrote (162586)	7/19/2001 8:20:19 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Respond to of 769670

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To: American Spirit who wrote (162586)	7/19/2001 9:18:02 PM
From: ColtonGang	Respond to of 769670

Can you say.........chutzpah?.................No More Recalls Firestone Says Its Remaining Tires Are Safe July 19 — Federal safety officials today asked Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. to recall millions of additional tires beyond the makes that have already been linked to hundreds of deaths — and the tiremaker refused. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it has finished a yearlong investigation into the company's tires, and will issue an "initial defect decision" — the first step in forcing a new recall. "Firestone was asked to recall some of the tires and they refused to do so. Therefore, NHTSA will issue an initial defect decision, the next step toward a forced recall," the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a statement. "NHTSA's responsibility is the safety of the American people, and we will adhere to a process that will ensure the recall of unsafe tires." Bridgestone/Firestone said it will not expand its earlier recall beyond the 6.5 million ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires recalled last August when the deaths and injuries associated with the products first surfaced. The company said that another, expanded recall of its tires would be unnecessary and counterproductive, and insisted its products are safe. "We will do everything in our power to ensure the safety of the driving public," Bridgestone/Firestone Chairman John Lampe said in a statement. "If one of our tires might jeopardize that safety, then we'll take it off the road. We've done it before and, if it becomes necessary, we'll do it again. But again, that is simply not the case here."