Here we go again: This time it's tires on Ford Excursion SUV's:
Bridgestone/Firestone announced a recall Thursday of about 490,000 Steeltex tires linked to sport utility vehicle crashes that killed five people.
The move heads off an in-depth investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into the Steeltex Radial A/T LT265/75R16 Load Range D tires, which have been linked to six crashes, three of which involved fatalities.
The tires ? manufactured in Joliette, Quebec ? were made for use on Ford Excursions from 2000 to 2002 and some early 2003 models.
Bridgestone/Firestone estimates about 297,000 of the recalled tires are still on the vehicles in the United States, and another 20,000 are in use internationally. The company said the others have probably have already been replaced by the owners.
And just about the time BFS seemed to have finally put the Explorer fiasco behind it...at least this time it acted proactively.

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