Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Statement on NHTSA Preliminary Examination of Steeltex R4S Tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 29,
2000) --Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
today learned that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
is opening a preliminary evaluation (PE) into certain of the
company’s Steeltex R4S and Steeltex AT light truck tires.
A NHTSA PE is not a finding of a defect
but rather is a process to determine the facts surrounding complaints
that have been filed with NHTSA.
BFS has, and will continue to have, a
policy of being open and responsive to NHTSA as well as other
government representatives and agencies. We have been
and will continue to work diligently to fulfill these inquiries
in a timely and responsive manner with limited staff and limited
resources.
