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Here's two major situations that the NHTSA was involved in that affected Ford, Toyota, Honda, and other non-Tesla companies ---- "On March 6, 2000, NHTSA began
by themitigating 4y ago
Here's two major situations that the NHTSA was involved in that affected Ford, Toyota, Honda, and other non-Tesla companies
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"On March 6, 2000, NHTSA began a preliminary inquiry and on May 2, NHTSA began an investigation (PE00-020) concerning the high incidence of tire failures and accidents of Ford Explorers and other light trucks and SUVs fitted with Firestone Radial ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness tires"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_contro...
Which led to a massive loss for Ford and Firestone
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A massive airbag recall due to corrosion in certain environments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takata_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takata_Corporation
"On June 23, 2014, auto manufacturers BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, and Toyota announced they were recalling over three million vehicles worldwide due to Takata Corporation-made airbags. The reason was that they could rupture and send debris flying inside the vehicle. This was in response to a US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation that was initiated after the NHTSA received three injury complaints."
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Just because this is a current investigation and Elon Musk likes to play the victim while being one of the richest people in the world, doesn't mean there's some bias against Tesla.
- Animats 4y agoOh, that was huge. Airbags are normally powered by sodium azide. But, to reduce costs, Takata tried to use ordinary nitrate-based explosives, which are less stable. That did not end well.
- themitigating 4y agoI don't know the details other than it has to do with the long term climate the car was in. I posted because many people now simply claim bias or "it's political" whenever they are investigated by a government organization. If we allow that to happen then it's a free pass for corruption to flourish.