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Documents for the Record (Index 2)

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DOT / NHTSA DOCUMENTS

 

Tab

Description

Date

Size

Tab 1

State Farm E-mail to NHTSA

7/22/1998

492 K

Tab 2

ODI Screen Resume – Initial Evaluation

3/6/2000

1096 K

Tab 3

ODI Resume – Preliminary Evaluation

5/2/2000

102 K

Tab 4

Washington Post Article on Secretary Slater’s Comments re: State Farm Warnings

8/25/2000

179 K

Tab 5

Consumer/Media Advisory on Additional Firestone Tires

9/1/2000

159 K

Tab 6

Chart: ODI Fatal Crash Summary by Vehicle Type

9/5/2000

13 K


BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. DOCUMENTS

 

Tab

Description

Date

Size

Tab 7

Firestone Tire Maintenance Warranty and Safety Manual

 

372 K

Tab 8

1999 vs.1998 Year End Adjustments and Related Issues

 

1186 K

Tab 9

Venezuela’s Institute for the Defense and Education of Consumers (INDECU) Report (Firestone’s English Translation)

 

612 K

Tab 10

Chart: Claims/Million Tires Produced for P255/70R16 Wilderness AT and P235/75R15 ATX and Wilderness AT Recall Sizes

 

26 K

Tab 11

Firestone Tire Test Sheets

 

92 K

Tab 12

North American Program Summary re: Change to Wilderness Tire

6/11/1997

77 K

Tab 13

1997 Minor PL Year-End Analysis

6/24/1998

296 K

Tab 14

Test Reports for Wilson P255/70R16 Wilderness Tires

1/12/1999

517 K

Tab 15

Ford Saudi Arabian Dealer Correspondence w/ Firestone/Ford

2/25/1999

188 K

Tab 16

Internal Memo on the Explorer Situation in the Middle East

3/11/1999

84 K

Tab 17

Letter to Ford Confirming Acceptability of P255/70R16 AT Tires for the Explorer in the U.S.

3/11/1999

28 K

Tab 18

Middle East Tire Survey, Trip Summary and Report

7/7/1999

667 K

Tab 19

Firestone E-Mail re: Goodyear Tire Testing by Ford

7/27/1999

70 K

Tab 20

Internal Memo re: Venezuela Tire Survey

8/9/1999

45 K

Tab 21

Venezuela Tire Survey (August 2-5,1999) - Preliminary Report

8/24/1999

1015 K

Tab 22

Firestone Letter to Ford re: Venezuela Tire Survey

8/24/1999

1232 K

Tab 23

Firestone 1999 Quarterly Meeting

10/19/1999

649 K

Tab 24

Valencia Adjusted Tire "Mini" Survey (October 25-28, 1999)

11/10/1999

130 K

Tab 25

1/19/2000 1999 Year End Minor PL Report

2/21/2000

441 K

Tab 26

Firestone Tire Test Protocols

2/25/2000

891 K

Tab 27

Annual Sales Engineering Meeting

2/25/2000

329 K

Tab 28

Annual Sales Engineering Meeting - Critical Performance Issues

2/25/2000

639 K

Tab 29

Southwest U.S. Tire Survey

3/22/2000

159 K

Tab 30

Firestone Memo re: Southwest U.S. Tire Survey

4/28/2000

247 K

Tab 31

Bridgestone/Firestone Statement Regarding Venezuela

9/28/2000

87 K


FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOCUMENTS

 

Tab

Description

Date

Size

Tab 32

Internal Ford Summary of Explorer/Tire Issues in Venezuela

 

53 K

Tab 33

Chart of Middle East Tire Analysis

 

487 K

Tab 34

Calspan Letter to Ford re: Tire Testing

2/9/1989

1198 K

Tab 35

Revised Tire Targets for the UPN105 Program/ATX II

10/5/1992

382 K

Tab 36

Internal Ford E-mail re: Middle East Explorer/Tire Problems

1/28/1999

52 K

Tab 37

Ford Saudi Dealer Letter to Firestone

2/14/1999

91 K

Tab 38

Letter to Ford Confirming Acceptability of P255/70R16 AT Tires for the Explorer in the U.S.

3/11/1999

24 K

Tab 39

Internal Ford Correspondence re: Middle East Explorer/Tire Problems

3/12/1999

84 K

Tab 40

Internal Ford Summary of Middle East Explorer/Tire Problems

4/28/1999

45 K

Tab 41

Ford Saudi Dealer Memo to Ford re: Middle East Tire Problems

5/4/1999

57 K

Tab 42

Internal Ford Summary of Middle East Explorer/Tire Problem Meeting (May 10, 1999)

5/11/1999

45 K

Tab 43

Letter to All Gulf Coast Countries (GCC) Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Dealers re: Inspection of Tires

5/12/1999

212 K

Tab 44

E-Mail to Ford CEO Nasser re: Explorer Accident

6/2/1999

92 K

Tab 45

Ford Summary of Firestone Tire Middle East Inspection Trip (June 8-17, 1999)

6/8-17/1999

47 K

Tab 46

Ford Oman Dealer Memo to Ford re: Explorer/Tire Problems

6/23/1999

64 K

Tab 47

Ford Saudi Dealer Memo to Ford re: 2000 Model Year Explorer Tires

6/30/1999

44 K

Tab 48

1996/97 Explorer/Mountaineer P255/70R16 Tire Separation in Gulf Coast Countries (GCC) and Malaysia

7/8/1999

257 K

Tab 49

Field Service Action Evaluation Paper (14D) Transmittal - Field Review Committee

7/27/1999

402 K

Tab 50

Ford E-mail re: Tire Replacement for Vehicles in Gulf Coast Countries

8/17/1999

62 K

Tab 51

8/23/1999 Wilderness Firestone Tire/Venezuela Draft of 8/23/1999 Field Review Committee

8/23/1999

360 K

Tab 52

Ford Saudi Dealer Letter to Ford re: Continental Tire Separations on Lincoln Navigators

9/12/1999

48 K

Tab 53

Ford Saudi Dealer memo to Ford re: 1999 Model Year Expedition Tires

9/12/1999

31 K

Tab 54

1995/99 Explorer/Mountaineer Firestone P255/70R16 Tire Separation in the U.S.

9/14/1999

32 K

Tab 55

Ford Saudi Dealer Letter to Ford re: Continental Tire Separations on Lincoln Navigators

9/14/1999

45 K

Tab 56

Internal Ford E-mail re: Explorer Tire Problems in Asia

9/17/1999

54 K

Tab 57

Internal Ford Memos re: Firestone Explorer Export Tire

10/13/1999

452 K

Tab 58

1997 Explorer P235/75R15 Tire Separation in Malaysia and Thailand

12/7/1999

248 K

Tab 59

1997 Explorer P235/75R15 Tire Separation in Malaysia and Thailand Field Service Action Evaluation Paper (14D) Transmittal

1/27/2000

349 K

Tab 60

1997 Explorer P235/75R15 Tire Separation in Malaysia and Thailand

1/27/2000

356 K

Tab 61

Ford Critical Concerns Review Group (North America) Summary of Foreign Tire Problems

2/3/2000

106 K

Tab 62

Ford Memo re: Explorer Tire Replacement in Asia

3/24/2000

149 K

Tab 63

E-mail to Ford re: Tire Problems in Export Markets and U.S.

5/14/2000

84 K

Tab 64

Firestone Wilderness AT Tire/Venezuela/Colombia & Ecuador Field Review Committee

5/24/2000

343 K

Tab 65

Ford Analysis of Vehicle/Tire Speed Cushion for Gulf Coast Countries

(Will be available soon)

6/6/2000

 

Tab 66

Firestone Wilderness AT Tire/Venezuela/Colombia & Ecuador Problem Investigation/Verification Data

6/8/2000

204 K

Tab 67

Ford Dealer Survey Tire Pressure Analysis

8/7/2000

1226 K

Tab 68

Ford Letter to NHTSA re: Production of Data

8/18/2000

1261 K

Tab 69

Ford Dealer Complaints re: Ford Rangers with Firestone 225/70R14 Tires

 

1586 K

Tab 70

Ford Dealer Complaints re: Ford Rangers with Firestone 225/70R15 Tires

 

1085 K

Tab 71

Ford Dealer Complaints re: Explorer Firestone Tires

 

221 K

Tab 72

Ford Dealer Complaints re: Explorer Goodyear Tires

 

72 K

Tab 73

Ford Owner Complaint re: F-series Firestone Tires

 

27 K

Tab 74

Ford Owner Complaint re: Explorer Firestone Tires

 

57 K


STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES DOCUMENTS

 

Tab

Description

Date

Size

Tab 75

Internal and External State Farm Correspondence re: Firestone Tires

8/31/2000

1600 K


ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

 

Tab

Description

Date

Size

Tab 76

Firestone 1998 Minor P/L Year-End Analysis

 

973 K

Tab 77

Ford Saudi Dealer Letter to Firestone

10/24/1998

85 K

Tab 78

Internal Firestone Memo re: Ford Explorer Concerns in Middle East

1/29/1999

57 K

Tab 79

Internal Ford Memos re: Firestone Explorer Export Tire

10/1/1999

165 K

Tab 80

Internal Ford Memos re: Firestone Explorer Export Tire

10/1/1999

846 K


 



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