Issues
BMW
WHAT YOU CAN DO
RETROFIT DEVELOPED FOR GM SIDE SADDLE PICKUPS – press release
GM Fights Class Action Remedy Designed
to Save People From GM’s Rolling Firebombs
1990 NHTSA Study of Motor Vehicle Fires and FMVSS 301
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
1993 Center for Auto Safety Petition to Upgrade FMVSS 301
December 8, 1993
The Honorable Federico Pena
Secretary
Department of Transportation (DOT)
400 Seventh Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Secretary Pena:
Ford Fuel System Recalls
Ford Fuel System Recalls
Ford Ambulance/Van Fuel-Fed Fires
Ford Ambulance/Van Fuel-Fed Fires
Ford Pinto Fuel-Fed Fires
Ford Pinto Fuel-Fed Fires
Ford Accused of Violating Laws
Ford Accused of Violating Laws
Consumer group says the company did not tell the owners of Crown Victoria-type
cars about a recommended fix.
By MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A consumer group Monday accused Ford Motor Co. of violating "secret
warranty" laws in California and three other states by failing to
tell owners of Crown Victorias and similar cars about a program to reduce
the risk of fires from gas tank ruptures.
Ford Sued over Gas-Tank Design
Ford Sued Over Gas-Tank Design
Autos: Texas officials accuse the car maker of hiding a safety defect
in its Crown Victoria police cruisers. The company says the vehicles are
safe.
By MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pressure mounts for recall of Ford police cruisers
Pressure mounts for recall of Ford police cruisers
By Myron Leven
Los Angeles Times
Printed in Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday, June 30, 2002
Edition: Final, Section: Driving, Page F1
Ford Motor Co. is under mounting pressure to recall hundreds of thousands
of
Crown Victoria police cruisers amid reports of rear-collision gas tank
fires
in which at least 10 police officers have burned to death since 1992.