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2. Firestone and Ford tire controversy - Wikipedia

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   The Firestone and Ford tire controversy of the 1990s saw hundreds of people die in automobile crashes caused by the failure of Firestone tires installed on light trucks and SUVs made by Ford Motor Company. Unusually high failure rates of P235/75R15 ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires installed on the first-generation Ford Explorer and similar ...

3. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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   Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

4. Ford Explorer - Wikipedia

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   The Ford Explorer is a range of SUVs manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1991 model year. The first five-door SUV produced by Ford, the Explorer was introduced as a replacement for the three-door Bronco II. [5] As with the Ford Ranger, the model line derives its name from a trim package previously offered on Ford F-Series pickup trucks ...

5. Ford Explorer Sport Trac - Wikipedia

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   Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The Ford Explorer Sport Trac (also shortened to Ford Sport Trac) is a pickup truck that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for the North American market. The first mid-sized pickup truck produced by Ford, the Sport Trac was marketed from the 2001 to the 2010 model years (skipping the 2006 model year).

6. Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and ...

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   Passed the Senate on October 11, 2000. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 1, 2000. The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation or TREAD Act (Pub. L. 106–414 (text) (PDF)) is a United States federal law enacted in the fall of 2000. This law intended to increase consumer safety through mandates ...

7. Tire-pressure monitoring system - Wikipedia

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   A tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) monitors the air pressure inside the pneumatic tires on vehicles. [1] A TPMS reports real-time tire-pressure information to the driver, using either a gauge, a pictogram display, or a simple low-pressure warning light. TPMS can be divided into two different types – direct (dTPMS) and indirect (iTPMS).

8. Tire war - Wikipedia

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   In motorsports, a tire war occurs when more than one manufacturer provides tires for a motorsports series. Historically, tire wars have occurred in many high-level series, such as Formula One, NASCAR, Super GT, and MotoGP. Tire wars are a controversial practice: on the one hand, they promote technical innovation, forcing tire manufacturers to ...

9. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Tire maintenance. Inspection and maintenance of tires is about inspecting for wear and damage on tires so that adjustments or measures can be made to take better care of the tires so that they last longer, or to detect or predict if repairs or replacement of the tires becomes necessary. Tire maintenance for motor vehicles is based on several ...