June 21, 2006
Nicole Nason
Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20597
RE: Recalled Firestone ATX and Wilderness Tires

Dear Ms. Nason:
We are writing to request NHTSA initiate a Recall Query to examine the Firestone ATX and Wilderness tire recalls and owner notification program (ONP) undertaken by Bridgestone-Firestone and Ford Motor Company in 2000 and 2001. [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, V3, Issue 3, May / June 2006
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Reprinted from The Safety Record, V3, Issue 3, May / June 2006
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Reprinted from The Safety Record, V. 3 Issue 3, May / June 2006
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