Vehicle 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.
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
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:
CAS Letter to Virginia Attorney General
July 15, 2002
Honorable Jerry Kilgore
Attorney General of Virginia
900 East Main Street
Richmond VA 23219
Dear Attorney General Kilgore:
CAS Letter to Connecticut Attorney General
July 15, 2002
Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General of Connecticut
55 Elm Street
Hartford CT 06106
Dear Attorney General Blumenthal:
History of the GM Side Saddle Gas Tank Defect
The side saddle fuel tank design installed in over 10 million trucks – all 1973-87 General Motors full-size pickups and cab-chassis trucks (pickups without beds) and some 1988-91 dual cab or RV chassis – is the worst auto crash fire defect in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (formerly known as the Fatal Accident Reporting System), over 2,000 people were killed in fire crashes involving these trucks from 1973 through 2009.
Statement by B J Kincade, President, Victim’s Committee for Recall of Defective Vehicles Foundation, Inc.
Victim’s Committee for
Recall of Defective Vehicles Foundation, Inc.
174 Spunky Creek Drive, Catoosa, OK 74015
918-266-2533 FAX 918-266-6398
www.nocrash-noburn.com
Statement on Retrofit for GM Pickups – Clarence Ditlow, CAS Executive Director
April 23, 2001
STATEMENT ON RETROFITS FOR GM FIREBOMB PICKUPS
CLARENCE M. DITLOW, CAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
At Last a Remedy But GM Continues to Stonewall After All These Year