USA: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION RECALL MILLIONS OF TYRES IN SAFETY PROBE.

Record ID: 979341

  • Title: USA: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION RECALL MILLIONS OF TYRES IN SAFETY PROBE.
  • Date: 10th August 2000
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 9, 2000)( REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV: WIDE OF A FIRESTONE STORE 0.06 2. GV: TYRES ON A RACK 0.12 3. SV: WIDE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE 0.16 4. MCU: (SOUNDBITE)( English) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FIRESTONE GARY CRIGGER SAYING: "Today, in the interest of safety and to help strengthen customer confidence, Bridgestone Firestone is taking an extraordinary step of announcing a voluntary recall of all firestone radial P-235 -75-R15 ATX and ATX 2 tyres produced in North America including Mexico." 0.41 5. GV: CUTAWAY 0.44 6. CU: (SOUNDBITE)( English) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FIRESTONE GARY CRIGGER SAYING: "We are not limiting this recall, so no matter how old, no matter how many miles they have on them we will replace the P-235 -75-R15 with new tyres at no charge 1.01 VARIOUS LOCATIONS, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 7. CU/GV: CLOSE OF THE TYRES WITH THE TREAD FALLING OFF (3 SHOTS) 1.12 8. GV/CU: SUV CRASHES (4 SHOTS) 1.27 9. MV: PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A SUV CRASH (2 SHOTS) 1.37 DECATUR, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 9, 2000) ( NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/CNN) 10. GV/MV/CU: VARIOUS OF THE FIRESTONE TYRE PLANT IN DECATUR (3 SHOTS) 1.50 WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 9, 2000) ( REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 11. MCU: (SOUNDBITE) ( English) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FIRESTONE GARY CRIGGER SAYING: "The vast majority of the tyres are in the southern most States of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, which suggest there may be a direct correlation between heat and the tyre performance." 2.05 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES ( RECENT) ( VNR ACCESS ALL) 12. MCU: VARIOUS OF TECHNICIAN INSPECTING THE TYRES (2 SHOTS) 2.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C, DEACATUR ILLINOIS, UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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