Debbie Dingell: “I rise in support of H.R. 5164, the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act. This is…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 5164, the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act. This is important legislation of which I was a cosponsor and it has bipartisan support. It was reported by the Committee on Commerce by a unanimous recorded vote of 42-0. Firestone's recall of 14.4 million tires which it announced in August of this year is the second largest tire recall ever. It is surpassed only by Firestone's recall of 14.5 million tires in 1978. The recent recall came about only after Ford Motor Company whose vehicles were equipped with many of the recalled tires was given access to Firestone's claims data in late July and was able to link 46 deaths and a large number of claims to accidents involving two 15-inch models of Firestone tires, the ATX and the Wilderness AT. Since August 9, the number of fatalities attributable to accidents involving the recall of Firestone tires has grown to 101 according to NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”