NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 28, 2000)—Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. announced it will retain independent researchers to conduct analyses of incidents involving tires included in its recall of 6.5 million Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires.
According to the tire maker, experts in the tire industry, manufacturing and academia will be called on to conduct a "full and complete review of the situation regarding the recalled tires and Bridgestone/Firestone processes, including manufacturing."