d the benefits likely to be realized. This estimate valued each death avoided would be worth $200,000, that each major burn injury that could be avoided would be worth $67,000. It concluded the likely number of burned vehicles would be 2,100 with 180 serious burn injuries, and 180 burn deaths for a total benefit of $49.5 million. When the estimated number of affected vehicles was multiplied by the design change cost of $11 per vehicle, the cost was calculated to be $137 million, much greater then the dollar benefit . This cost-benefit analysis was later erroneously attached to the fuel tank issue and used to criticize Ford for not adopting the necessary changes to its fuel tank design sooner.
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