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Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Statement Regarding NHTSA Release

18 October 2000

Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Statement Regarding NHTSA Release

    NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 17 Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. today
released the following statement:
    Our deepest sympathies go out to the friends and families of those who
died in these accidents reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
    We are working around the clock in our efforts to complete the recall in
November and to finding the root cause of the tire problem.
    We'll be working with NHTSA to review and analyze today's newly released
information. Additionally, as the agency's release indicated:  "Some of the
complaints and injuries may be duplicate reports."