1.   The automaker says McAleer overestimated the number of quality problems and was told of his new assignment before he raised the alleged defect issues.

2.   The most famous among the self-diagnosed clusters occurred in Mississippi, involving alleged defects in the babies of gulf war vets.

3.   The notice would have to include a list of alleged defects along with any testing or surveys the association had done.

4.   Details of the alleged technical defects and the routes flown by Holiday Air were not immediately available.

5.   There have been no reports of injuries or deaths from the alleged defect although three lawsuits have resulted.