When completing the paper on the “Ford-Firestone Explorer Tire Crisis”, please use the Recall Handbook by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Below, is the outline that you should follow to complete this assignment.
I. Review-Reporting Requirements-Did Firestone file the report with the Office of Compliance and Field Operations as required by CPSA?
A. Section 15 Reports
i. What and Where to Report
ii. When to Report
iii. Confidentiality of Reports
II. Identifying a Defect-How did Firestone identify the defect?
III. Review CPSC Evaluation of Section 15 Reports: Classify the Firestone Recall as Class A, B, or C Hazard, elaborate on the classification.
IV. Putting Together a Corrective Action Plan-Determine whether this action plan was followed by Firestone, if not what are your recommendations?
i. Preparing for a Product Recall
ii. Elements of a Recall