The Firestone tread peeled free and sent 258 Explorers rolling

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Two powerful corporations sold a product they suspected was dangerous, leading to 258 deaths. This is the story of the Firestone tire recall.

The Firestone tread peeled free and sent 258 Explorers rolling

This episode explores the decisions made by a rubber company, an automaker, and a government watchdog that led to a deadly tire failure. How did a tire certified as safe for eleven years become a central factor in so many fatalities?

Person: Firestone, Ford
Date: After 1996
Location: Texas, Arizona, California, Venezuela
Event: Firestone tire recall
Status: 258 deaths

- Ford launched the Explorer in March 1990, building it on a narrower, higher Ford Ranger chassis to save costs, which increased the risk of rollover.
- Ford's pre-production tests confirmed the Explorer tipped, leading engineers to lower the suspension and reduce recommended tire pressure to 26 PSI.
- Firestone certified these tires at 26 PSI, nine pounds softer than the same tires on a Ford Ranger, causing them to run hotter.
- The Firestone Wilderness AT tires had a thinner rubber wedge between the steel belts at the shoulder, a weak point exacerbated by heat.
- Tires from Firestone's Decatur, Illinois plant failed earlier and at higher rates, with a different raw material mixing process and a labor dispute from 1994-1996.

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