Number	17200
Subject	None
Source	Chicago Sun-Times
State	Illinois
Year	2000
Publication Date	April 30, May 1,2, Aug. 7, 20, 24, Sept. 22, Oct. 3, Oct. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 12, Dec. 27
Summary	The Chicago Sun-Times was the first newspaper to cover the tread separation on Firestone radial tires. The story was first broken by a Houston-area television station. The defective Firestone tires did not become a national story until USA Today picked it up in early August. The Chicago Sun-Times also was the first to document similar problems in other tiremakers, "revealing that General Tire misled investigators about the extent of problems with their tires."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	35
Keywords	Firestone Tires;tread separation;General Tires;Ford Explorers
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