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Tires, Treads and Tragedy
In 2000, Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. recalled 6.5 million Firestone tires involved in one of the most dangerous product faults in automobile history — a tendency for tire failure that caused nearly 175 deaths and more than 700 injuries. The treads on certain Firestone tire models would peel off, causing them to blow out — which could cause certain cars and SUVs like the Ford Explorer to roll over. Later that year, Firestone competitor Goodyear had its own tire troubles: tread separations in certain light trucks were linked to about 120 injuries and 15 deaths.
轮胎，轮胎面和悲剧
在2000年，普利司通/费尔斯通公司召回了汽车制造史上最危险的650万个轮胎——轮胎易损坏并造成了175例死亡和700多例伤病。特定的费尔斯通轮胎的表面易分离，容易造成爆胎事故——这会造成特定的车型和SUV翻车，如福特Explorer系列。当年晚些时候，费尔斯通的竞争者Goodyear的轮胎也出现了问题：某些轻型卡车爆胎导致120人受伤和15人死亡。
