“No Defects Found In Recalled Tyres”

Bridgestone/Firestone’s chief executive in the USA, John Lampe, has said that the company has not found a defect in its recalled tyres, but he did say that there was “a safety issue with a small percentage.” Lampe’s definition of a defect is “something you can point to and say ‘there is the cause’ and we haven’t been able to find a cause or combination of causes.” He added that he believes the tyres only pose a safety problem when fitted to Ford Explorers.