Category Archives: recalls

NHTSA Forces Ford to Expand Door Latch Recall

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Ken Zino

NHTSA is forcing Ford Motor to expand a previously announced safety recall on unsafe door latches to include~1.5 million more vehicles. This means the total of potentially unsafe vehicles is 2,383,292. Continue reading →

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Software Safety Recall on 2015 Hyundai Genesis Models

Posted on 7 September 2016 by Ken Zino

It’s just the latest software safety recall in an auto industry that is increasingly reliant on people who write code. In this case a “communication error between the Audio, Visual, and Navigation (AVN) headunit and instrument cluster.” Continue reading →

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New Recalls at Bentley, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Mitsubishi

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Ken Zino

Troubling is the number of vehicles on the road with unfixed recalls – particularly older ones – in spite of automaker efforts to contact owners. Continue reading →

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FCA Recalls Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, Cherokee, Ram for Bad Transmissions

Posted on 15 August 2016 by Ken Zino

FCA recalls more than 412,000 model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade and RAM ProMaster vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions since they can suddenly slip into neutral. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps … Continue reading →

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Recalls – 3500 Ram Owners Get the Shaft

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Ken Zino

The rear output shaft could “fracture while driving.” Continue reading →

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Polaris – Stop-Ride/Stop-Sale for Fires on Off-Road Vehicles

Posted on 26 July 2016 by Ken Zino

Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) is issuing a stop-ride/stop-sale advisory, pending a formal recall for 2016 RZR Turbo off-road vehicles. Continue reading →

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Autoliv is Toyota Supplier in Latest Airbag Inflator Recall

Posted on 4 July 2016 by Ken Zino

The latest safety defect is disturbing for car owners who already have doubts about the safety and durability of inflators – highly explosive devices – and in the case of Takata and now Autoliv – unstable. Continue reading →

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New Takata Tests – High Risks in Older Honda, Acura Models

Posted on 30 June 2016 by Ken Zino

The latest test data on defective Takata air bag inflators show that model-year 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles have a far higher risk of ruptures during air bag deployment. Continue reading →

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NHTSA Requires Rental Car Companies to Fix Open Recalls

Posted on 30 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Federal law now prohibits any company or dealer with fleets greater than 35 vehicles to rent un-repaired recalled vehicles. It also extends NHTSA’s recall authority to cover rental car companies for the first time, giving the safety agency power to investigate and punish violators. Continue reading →

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Ford Recalls – Three More in North America

Posted on 29 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor recalls 2015-2016 Ford Focus electric cars, 2016 F-150 and 2016 Explorer trucks, and 2016 Transit Connect for a variety of mechanical and electronic safety defects. Continue reading →

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Toyota Recalls More than 1.4 Million Airbags

Posted on 29 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. recalls 482,000 Model Year 2010 – 2012 Prius; 2010 and 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrids and 2011 and 2012 Lexus CT 200h vehicles for defective airbag inflators that were not made by Takata. Worldwide the total is ~1.43 million. The supplier was not identified. Continue reading →

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Chinese Junk Watch – HP Recalls Lithium-Ion Batteries

Posted on 24 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Continue reading →

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FCA US Eliminates Use of Non-Desiccated Ammonium Nitrate Takata Air-bag Inflators

Posted on 23 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Unsold vehicles that are so-equipped will be identified for customers. These customers will also be advised that the vehicles will be recalled in the future. They are not currently subject to recall. Takata inflators have been tied to at least ten deaths and more than 100 injuries so far in the United States. Continue reading →

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Kia Recalls Sedona Minivans for Suspension Failures

Posted on 20 June 2016 by Ken Zino

In a move approved by NHTSA – but much decreed by critics – it’s a regional recall. Continue reading →

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More Recalls for Takata Airbag Shrapnel

Posted on 7 June 2016 by Ken Zino

The numbers – tens upon tens of millions – and corresponding expenses are now so large that at least one company – General Motors – is questioning the need for the ongoing expansion of mandatory repairs by NHTSA of vehicles with Takata airbag inflators. Continue reading →

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