Firestone tire controversy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Firestone_tire_controversy
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy
gptkbp:category corporate responsibility
automotive safety
product recall
gptkbp:cause tread separation
gptkbp:consequence vehicle rollovers
fatal accidents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Firestone tire controversy
gptkbp:injuries over 800
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:National_Highway_Traffic_Safety_Administration
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:TREAD_Act
changes in tire safety regulations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:numberOfTiresRecalled 6.5 million
gptkbp:period late 1990s
early 2000s
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:Ford_Explorer
gptkbp:product gptkb:Firestone_ATX_tires
gptkb:Firestone_Wilderness_tires
gptkbp:recall August 2000
gptkbp:response consumer outrage
gptkbp:resultedIn lawsuits
congressional hearings
termination of Ford-Firestone partnership
gptkbp:TREAD_ActFullName gptkb:Transportation_Recall_Enhancement,_Accountability_and_Documentation_Act
gptkbp:TREAD_ActYear 2000
gptkbp:victim over 270
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ford_Explorer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6