WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chrysler LLC this week completed its program to eliminate the use of lead wheel weights from its vehicles, switching to more eco-friendly substitutes in its products sold world-wide.
The move puts Chrysler in full compliance with a voluntary program to be announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The National Lead-Free Wheel Weight Initiative calls for elimination of lead wheel weights in vehicles by the end of 2011.
Wheel weights, which are used to balance the wheels of a vehicle to improve ride and handling, can sometimes be dislodged on rough roads. Wheel weights made of lead, while very effective and low cost, have raised concerns about lead entering the environment.
A 2006 U.S. Geological Survey report estimated that 2,000 tons of lead from wheel weights ends up on the nation's roads each year, though there
are no studies to document environmental damage.
Chrysler LLC
www.chrysler.com
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