Saturday, February 27, 2010

Toyota versus Ford...is there a bias in treatment?

Curious, I think.

250+/- deaths and 700+/- injuries from 3000+/- rollover and tire blowouts from 3.25 million Ford Explorers / Firestone tires over a decade.

56+/- deaths in over 20 years in Toyota vehicles regarding sudden acceleration and braking problems, currently involving over 8 million vehicles in a recall.

Why did the NHTSA turn down a request to investigate Ford back in 2001 and in 2006, but today they're all over Toyota? Back in 2001, accusations were flying that Ford was covering up their knowledge of the tire pressure conflict.

Is there a double-standard being applied here?

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