...inspections, according to testimony six former employees have given or are about to give in accident lawsuits against the tire maker. The Decatur plant was singled out last week by company officials as being "over-represented" in the complaints...

...Firestone tires were involved in an unusually high number of accidents and started complaining about the problem to the tire maker. Bridgestone/Firestone declined to comment Tuesday on State Farm's allegations. But representatives of Ford Motor...

...expected to submit a report to the country's attorney general that could lead to fines or criminal prosecution against the tire maker and Ford. Bridgestone/Firestone said the labeling mistake has been corrected and the company has no plans to a conduct...

...auto and tire manufactures to report foreign recalls, requires NHTSA to update its tire standards and would require tire makers to periodically report legal claims to NHSTA. The measure grew out of House and Senate hearings last week at which...

...Inc., is reported to be retiring from the troubled tire maker. John Lampe, an executive vice president, will be...tire models and be overseen by a judge, rather than the tire maker. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

...complain, according to tire dealers and consumers. Safety advocates and plaintiff attorneys say the Akron, Ohio, tire maker is engaged in a controversial practice known as a silent recall, and placing thousands of drivers and passengers at...

...investigation eventually can lead to a recall, but many end without such action. Aked said the Akron, Ohio-based tire maker had investigated 30 accidents involving the tires and attributed them to problems such as overloading and underinflation...

...higher fuel costs and prompting the United States to dip into its strategic reserves. 5) Firestone's troubles: The tire maker recalled more than 6 million tires after complaints of tread separations, blowouts and other problems that led to accidents...

...does not have access to the same information because tire makers keep their property damage claims rates confidential...Committee has been collecting that information from the tire makers in the past several months. However, Ford officials...

...quality concerns, but because the tire maker needs to reduce capacity. The Decatur...each other of defective design. The tire maker broke off relations with Ford last...Closing the plant will save the tire maker more than $100 million a year.