GM Defect Deaths Hit a Milestone About a year ago, it was discovered that millions of General Motors vehicles had a potentially very dangerous defect involving the ignition switches on millions of vehicles, and involved a wide number of makes … Continue reading
NHTSA: After a Record 2014, We Could See More Recalls in 2015 The incoming administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has suggested that as bad as automobile recalls were in 2014, when records were obliterated, increased public … Continue reading
Harley Davidson Issues a Motorcycle Safety Recall The spike in recalls that has rocked carmakers all year has apparently spread to manufacturers of other types of vehicles, as well. Harley-Davidson Motor Company has issued a voluntary recall for about 4,700 model … Continue reading
Takata Airbag Recall Hearing Held in U.S. House The pressure continues to mount for automakers to expand their voluntary recalls of vehicles equipped with airbags manufactured by Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata Corp., although most are resisting. For example, while … Continue reading
Volkswagen Recall for Potentially Deadly Suspension Problem Volkswagen has issued a voluntary recall of more than 440,000 of its vehicles because of a problem that can cause a failure of the rear suspension if the vehicles aren’t repaired properly after … Continue reading
Takata Airbag Recall Widens to include more Nissan, Honda Vehicles The airbag systems on vehicles are supposed to be designed to keep the passengers in the vehicle safe in case of an accident. Unfortunately, the possibility of the airbag not … Continue reading
NHTSA Expands Airbag Recall This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) added to the number of vehicles being recalled because of a very dangerous defect in the inflators on airbags manufactured and distributed by the Japanese company Takata. … Continue reading
Since General Motors began to recall more than 2 million vehicles due to a now-infamous defect in their ignition switches, only about 49 percent of affected owners have brought their vehicles to a dealer to have their ignition switches fixed. For a time, … Continue reading
Beleaguered carmaker General Motors Co has had to issue yet another voluntary recall this week, adding to the record number of its vehicles that have been recalled so far this year. This latest recall is for more than 205,000 vehicles in … Continue reading
A U.S Senate subcommittee plans to hold a hearing next week to discuss the recent spate of recalls in the automotive industry, and what types of reforms might be possible to prevent problems later on. So far this year, with 40 … Continue reading
GM Defect Deaths Hit a Milestone About a year ago, it was discovered that millions of General Motors vehicles had a potentially very dangerous defect involving the ignition switches on millions of vehicles, and involved a wide number of makes and models. In these defective vehicles, if the ignition switch was in the “on” position, the keys could be jostled, and result in the switch moving to the "off" or "accessory" position, which could result in the ...
NHTSA: After a Record 2014, We Could See More Recalls in 2015 The incoming administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has suggested that as bad as automobile recalls were in 2014, when records were obliterated, increased public attention on vehicle could result in a 2015 that breaks even those records. Given that last year saw more than 60 million vehicle recalls, that would be no small feat. That total was more than double the ...
Harley Davidson Issues a Motorcycle Safety Recall The spike in recalls that has rocked carmakers all year has apparently spread to manufacturers of other types of vehicles, as well. Harley-Davidson Motor Company has issued a voluntary recall for about 4,700 model year 2014 and 2015 FLS Softail motorcycles, because of a defect that makes the bikes fail basic federal safety standards. According to the company, the motorcycles, which were manufactured between March 25, 2013 and October 2, 2014, ...
Takata Airbag Recall Hearing Held in U.S. House The pressure continues to mount for automakers to expand their voluntary recalls of vehicles equipped with airbags manufactured by Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata Corp., although most are resisting. For example, while both refuse to fully expand the recall, Chrysler Group LLC added more than 149,000 pickups to its recall list, and Ford Motor Co. added 13,000 vehicles to its list. So far, only Honda Motor Co. has agreed ...
Volkswagen Recall for Potentially Deadly Suspension Problem Volkswagen has issued a voluntary recall of more than 440,000 of its vehicles because of a problem that can cause a failure of the rear suspension if the vehicles aren't repaired properly after a crash. Included in the recall are Jettas from model years 2011 through 2013 and Beetles from model years 2012 and 2013. According to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) earlier today, the ...
Takata Airbag Recall Widens to include more Nissan, Honda Vehicles The airbag systems on vehicles are supposed to be designed to keep the passengers in the vehicle safe in case of an accident. Unfortunately, the possibility of the airbag not working properly or even killing you in an accident has increased. The list of vehicles equipped with potentially faulty Takata airbags continues to grow. As this week started, automakers Nissan and Honda added even more vehicles to ...
NHTSA Expands Airbag Recall This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) added to the number of vehicles being recalled because of a very dangerous defect in the inflators on airbags manufactured and distributed by the Japanese company Takata. Initially, 4.7 million vehicles were subject to the recall, but Wednesday, the NHTSA released a list that included an additional 3.1 million vehicles, bringing the current total to 7.8 million vehicles. To make matters worse, the NHTSA ...
Since General Motors began to recall more than 2 million vehicles due to a now-infamous defect in their ignition switches, only about 49 percent of affected owners have brought their vehicles to a dealer to have their ignition switches fixed. For a time, the company was short on parts, but now that it has plenty of parts, the problem is people not taking the recall seriously. GM officials have found that many affected vehicle owners either haven't heard ...
Beleaguered carmaker General Motors Co has had to issue yet another voluntary recall this week, adding to the record number of its vehicles that have been recalled so far this year. This latest recall is for more than 205,000 vehicles in the US, and is due to an issue with a defective parking brake that could actually cause a vehicle to catch fire. According to a letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the defect ...
A U.S Senate subcommittee plans to hold a hearing next week to discuss the recent spate of recalls in the automotive industry, and what types of reforms might be possible to prevent problems later on. So far this year, with 40 million vehicles have been recalled. The largest of course, was the General Motors recall, for a defect in its ignition switches so far been linked to at least 13 deaths. This latest hearing is actually the ...