Firestone intends to withdraw another 400 thousand tires for $ 30 million

American unit of the Japanese corporation Bridgestone Corp. - Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. It will replace about 400 thousand tires worth about $ 30 million in the framework of the product announced on Thursday, Interfax reports with reference to Bloomberg .

According to an investigation conducted by the American authorities, these tires could cause 25 deaths on US roads.

Firestone reports that the product review includes Wilderness AT tires, which were released from 1995 to 1998. During this period, reports Bloomberg, the company produced 3.5 million defective tires.

The amount of $ 30 million will be added to those 1.3 billion, which the company has already postponed to cover legal costs, the upcoming possible replacement of tires and other expenses associated with last year's review of 6.5 million tires.

The company announced the next review of the tires after the American authorities have completed the report that some Bridgestone tires of Wilderness AT brand had defects and asked the company to voluntarily recall part of their products.