In an article by the Detroit News, a three-judge federal appeals court have dismissed a lawsuit regarding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ruling of requiring tire pressure monitoring systems that apparently was not a strict enough policy. Tire manufacturers argued back, stating the NHTSA's regulations on monitoring systems "put drivers and passengers at risk because it didn't warn drivers of low tire pressure soon enough; didn't require the systems to work with replacement tires and allowed tire monitors to be tested under conditions that don't take into account cold weather extremes, which can alter tire performance". What sparked this whole controversy? A 13 million tire recall on Ford Explorers and other popular SUVs, all linked to 280 deaths. Currently, the NHTSA's regulation requires the automotive manufacturer tire pressure monitoring systems to alert the driver of a 25 percent or lower tire inflation level. The lawsuit was dismissed as the NHTSA proposed new rules, helping with the tire recalls, that would allow tire dealers to automatically register tires or give the consumer information of where to register their brand new purchased tires. The NTHSA hopes that the electronic registration option will gather more information for future guidelines.