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and cause a fire or an explosion. But instead of fixing the Pinto39。s design, Ford, in a bit of morbid calculus, determined it would be cheaper to settle any lawsuits resulting from the Pinto39。s flaws. After several lawsuits and criminal charges (Ford was eventually found not guilty), the automaker recalled million Pintos in 1978, retrofitting the fueltank assembly with additional protections to prevent the Pinto from going up in flames. Too bad the same couldn39。t be done for the car39。s reputation. In 1981 the Pinto was retired for good.油箱的悲劇福特Pinto車是一款臭名昭著的車型,但比這更惹非議的是福特公司對人們對70年代小型汽車的安全的擔(dān)憂的處理方式上。在這款汽車上市之前就有對追尾可能導(dǎo)致Pinto起火的質(zhì)疑——油箱布置在汽車尾部的做法可能會在追尾時刺穿油箱導(dǎo)致起火甚至爆炸。但是,福特并沒有更改Pinto的設(shè)計(jì),而是僥幸的認(rèn)為,跟個別受害者打官司要比召回Pinto更省錢。在幾次遭到起訴和刑事指控后(福特最終并沒有被判有罪),福特在1978年召回了150萬輛Pinto,并對油箱添加了額外的結(jié)構(gòu)以保證Pinto不會起火。很遺憾,這無法彌補(bǔ)Pinto的聲譽(yù)。在1981年P(guān)into永遠(yuǎn)的退出了市場。Tires, Treads and TragedyIn 2000, Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. recalled million Firestone tires involved in one of the most dangerous product faults in automobile history — a tendency for tire failure that caused nearly 175 deaths and more than 700 injuries. The treads on certain Firestone tire models would peel off, causing them to blow out — which could cause certain cars and SUVs like the Ford Explorer to roll over. Later that year, Firestone petitor Goodyear had its own tire troubles: tread separations in certain light trucks were linked to about 120 injuries and 15 deaths.輪胎,輪胎面和悲劇在2000年,普利司通/費(fèi)爾斯通公司召回了汽車制造史上最危險的650萬個輪胎——輪胎易損壞并造成了175例死亡和700多例傷病。特定的費(fèi)爾斯通輪胎的表面易分離,容易造成爆胎事故——這會造成特定的車型和SUV翻車,如福特Explorer系列。當(dāng)年晚些時候,費(fèi)爾斯通的競爭者Goodyear的輪胎也出現(xiàn)了問題:某些輕型卡車爆胎導(dǎo)致120人受傷和15人死亡。Slaughterhouse SnafuIn February 2008, the Department of Agriculture recalled 143 million pounds of beef after a California slaughterhouse was accused of improperly butchering downer cattle (those too sick or feeble to walk to slaughter). Most of the meat had already been consumed by the time the recall got out. It was the largest meat recall in history and included cattle that had been slaughtered up to two years prior, starting Feb. 1