WASHINGTON (Aug. 31, 2000)—Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. and Ford Motor Co. have until Sept. 21 to answer subpoenas sent by the Florida state attorney general´s office regarding the recall of 6.5 million Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness tires.
Florida is using the authority of federal racketeering laws to demand documents showing when BFS and Ford discovered problems with the recalled tires and whether the companies conspired to keep the problems secret.