Alexandra Soucy Mid-term exam The Ford/Firestone Case This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer, Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over, came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects, they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that …showed first 75 words of 1193 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1193 total…conduct. Many people died because of the defect in these tires. In fact, these accidents would have not occurred if both companies have solved the problem immediately. Works Cited http://www.citizen.org/articles.cfm?ID=5413 http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=95&did=300 http://e-businessethics.com/firestone.htm http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/19/0619tires.html%20%20 http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=696 http://cee.citadel.edu/asee-se/proceedings/ASEE2002/P2002078INDUSBUR.doc