Issues
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.
Recall Pressure Rises Against Ford
LA Times June 22, 2002
RECALL PRESSURE RISES AGAINST FORD
Autos: 10 police officers in Arizona have died in fiery crashes in Crown
Victorias. Firm says fuel system is safe.
By Myron Levin, Times Staff Writer
Letter to NHTSA NCSA on FARS Underreporting of Fire Deaths
October 1, 2002
Joseph S. Carra
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Mr. Carra:
Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge Re: Recall Remedy
September 26, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
CAS Petitions NHTSA to Open Engineering Analysis
July 22, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
PETITION
Dear Dr. Runge:
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge Re: Public Disclosure
July 10, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
Wisconsin Code § 218.0172 (the Secret Warranty Law)
Wisconsin – Motor vehicle adjustment programs. – 218.0172
CAS Letter to Wisconsin Attorney General
July 15, 2002
Honorable James E Doyle
Attorney General of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Justice
PO Box 7857
Madison WI 53707-7857
Dear Attorney General Doyle: