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Vehicle Fires
CAS Letter to California Attorney General
July 15, 2002
Honorable Bill Lockyer
Attorney General of California
1515 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Attorney General Lockyer:
CAS Consumer Advisory
Ford Tells Dealers But Not Consumers Free Repair of
Fuel Tank Hazards on 1999-2001 Models
CAS Petitions CA, CT, VA and WI Attorneys General under Secret Warranty
Law &
Advises Consumers to Take Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car In for
Repairs
CAS New Death Toll & 80+ mph Survivable Crash Technology Letter to Ford
September 11, 2002
William Clay Ford, Jr., Chairman
Ford Motor Company
The American Road
Dearborn MI 48121
Dear Mr. Ford:
Crown Victoria Sales
Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln
Town Car Sales by Calendar Year
Source: Automotive News Annual Market Data Book
CAS Response to Ford
July 22, 2002
Susan M. Cischke, Vice PresidentEnvironmental & Safety EngineeringFord Motor CompanyOne American RoadDearborn MI 48126-2798
Dear Ms. Cischke:
Attachment K
MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
AND THE EFFECTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY STANDARD [FMVSS 301]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Standards Evaluation
November 1990
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Principal Findings
The Frequency of Fires in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Attachment J
December 8, 1993
The Honorable Federico Pena
Secretary
Department of Transportation (DOT)
400 Seventh Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Secretary Pena:
Attachments C
Ford Ambulance/Van Fuel-Fed Fires
Attachments B
Ford Pinto Fuel-Fed Fires
Attachment A
Ford Fuel System Recalls