"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had accumulated reports of 61 deaths and more than 100 serious injuries linked to Firestone 500 blowouts."

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had accumulated reports of 61 deaths and more than 100 serious injuries linked to Firestone 500 blowouts." http://www.rubbernews.com/article/19960812/ISSUE/308129970/the-14-million-firestone-500-radials-still-on-the-road-the-radial-was-prone-to-belt-separation-and-blowouts-and-contributed-to-61-fatal-auto-accidents-according-to-the-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration-500-tragedy-crushes-firestone http://www.rubbernews.com/article/19960812/ISSUE/308129970/t... I might have thought that the Firestone 500 was "The Worst Tire in History."