21.   Eighteen more traffic deaths reported to federal regulators investigating Firestone tire recall.

22.   Even before the tire recall, Nasser had worked to improve the public image of Ford, among other things tying executive bonuses to surveys of customer satisfaction.

23.   Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that sales of its Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle had not slowed in September despite bad publicity over the Firestone tire recall.

24.   Ford also used the tire as a replacement in its Firestone tire recall on the Ranger and F-series trucks.

25.   The Senate, in the wake of the Firestone tire recall, passed and sent to President Clinton auto safety legislation.

26.   When Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., opened hearings on the tire recall last month, he called on Shelby to drop his amendment.

27.   With Ford announcing another tire recall, analysts who follow the automaker said the company has taken a major hit, in confidence and prestige.