But when the recall was announced in August, tire company officials said they were reacting to a July analysis of Firestone data by Ford Motor, the biggest user of the recalled tires. The tire is among those recalled. Martin said in the deposition that claims data showing tread-separation problems were presented to most departments and to Masatoshi Ono, CEO and chairman of U.S. operations and executive vice president of Japan parent Bridgestone.
Claims refer to money paid for property damage and personal injury caused when tires fail.
That's different from money spent on warranties. The quality group. Sometimes PR, marketing. They didn't ask me why these tires separate. I'm not prepared to say there were tread separations.