Tires focus of major recall
Remember the big Firestone tire recall in 2000?
This one might rival it. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is seeking the recall of various Chinese-made light-truck tires because they don’t meet manufacturing standards and might cause blow-outs. The tires are marketed under the Westlake, Telluride, Compass and YKS brands.
A class action suit already has been initiated and it’s suspected that from 450,000 to 1 million foreign-made tires are affected. But here’s the kicker: The company that’s the target says a bunch of other marketers also aren’t meeting the standard.
Regulators probably are going to get a lot of mileage out of this one.
For background on the big recall, click here.