For the second time this year BFS has recalled tires allegedly based on unfavorable early warning data-the data that manufacturers are required to provide NHTSA following the Ford/Firestone recalls and the subsequent TREAD Act. This time BFS is recalling 250,000 Bridgestone Dueler A/T 693 replacement tires, size LT285/75R16, Load Range D, made in Tosu, Japan [...]

NOTE: The following article was published in Auto Monitor, an automotive trade journal that covers India’s rapidly growing automotive industry. The article was written in response to controversy that arose when Hyundai advertised that it’s Indian market vehicles contained the same safety features as its U.S. models, while competitors models did not. The U.S. market [...]

The recently released NHTSA study, “Roof Crush Analysis Using 1997-2001 NASS Case Review,” which has been in the works for nearly four years, reviewed NASS rollover crashes in an effort to determine whether roof deformation patterns identified in an earlier agency study were still valid for current vehicle designs (see “Upgraded Rollover Roof Crush Protection: [...]