Category Archives: recalls

NHTSA Changing after Flubbing GM Ignition Switch Recall

Posted on 5 June 2015 by Ken Zino

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today released two internal reports from the Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aka NHTSA, that outline the changes NHTSA has adopted or will make in the wake of its embarrassing delayed handling of what became the deadly General Motors ignition switch recall. Continue reading →

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Takata Takedown – NHTSA to Direct Airbag Inflator Recall

Posted on 21 May 2015 by Ken Zino

The Takata inflators were made with a propellant that can degrade over time and has led to ruptures that have been blamed for at least six deaths worldwide. This expands the number of vehicles to be recalled for defective Takata inflators to nearly 34 million. Continue reading →

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Honda, Toyota, Nissan Expand Takata Airbag Recalls Yet Again

Posted on 14 May 2015 by Ken Zino

NHTSA is fining Takata $14,000 a day for what it says is Takata’s slow response to the deadly problem. Former NHTSA Acting Administrator David Kelly is now serving as project manager for ten automakers that have hired Orbital ATK to conduct independent testing on Takata airbag inflators. Continue reading →

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Ford Recalls its Best Selling 2015 F-150 Pickup Truck

Posted on 12 May 2015 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor Company has announced a safety recall for 12,300 2015-model Ford F-150 pickup trucks in North America because an upper I-shaft may have been riveted improperly, potentially causing it to separate. Continue reading →

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NHTSA Warns Ford Fiesta, Fusion, Lincoln MKZ Owners of Sudden Door Openings

Posted on 12 May 2015 by Ken Zino

NHTSA is taking the unusual step off issuing a public warning after Ford Motor recall of almost 400,00 cars where the doors can suddenly pop open during driving. Continue reading →

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Latest Ford Motor Safety Defect Recalls affect 600,000 Vehicles

Posted on 29 April 2015 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor Company announced this morning that it is conducting safety defect recalls on Fiesta, Focus, Edge, Escape, F-Series, and Lincoln MKZ, models with ~600,000 vehicles involved. Ford claimed it is aware of one accident, but no injuries or fires because of the latest quality lapses. Continue reading →

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Toyota Recalls 110,000 Vehicles for Power Steering Failure

Posted on 30 March 2015 by Ken Zino

Toyota is recalling more than 110,000 current production Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, and Rav4 vehicles because the power steering can fail. The electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Continue reading →

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Honda Expands Takata Airbag Recall Again to 5.5 Million

Posted on 23 March 2015 by Ken Zino

This is the first time 2008 Pilot models will be repaired because the Takata airbag inflators release shrapnel into passenger compartments. Continue reading →

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Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango Recalls for Stalling

Posted on 9 March 2015 by Ken Zino

Chrysler, aka FCA US, recalls covering 340,000 2012-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango models – some of its best sellers – because they stall without warning. Continue reading →

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Lawsuit against Honda,Takata Alleges Airbag Caused Death

Posted on 5 March 2015 by Ken Zino

Solis’s Honda Accord was bought used in 2014 at a Houston area car dealer. The car had been recalled in late 2011, but it had never been repaired. Continue reading →

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Takata Defends its Airbag Inflator Defect Explanation

Posted on 2 March 2015 by Ken Zino

Takata claims that newer inflators and those not exposed to prolonged humidity and heat are safe. Takata also is working with other suppliers to further increase the availability of replacement kits for its automotive customers. Continue reading →

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NHTSA Orders Takata to Preserve Recalled Inflators

Posted on 2 March 2015 by Ken Zino

It was the latest setback for the beleaguered Japanese company whose prospects of survival in the airbag business appear bleak given a growing number of deaths from Takata parts that send shrapnel into a vehicles’ interior. Continue reading →

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Automakers Pick Orbital ATK to Review Takata Airbag Inflators

Posted on 26 February 2015 by Ken Zino

The revolving door of government employees came around this morning with the announcement that former NHTSA Acting Administrator David Kelly will serve as project manager for the ten automakers that have hired Orbital ATK to conduct independent testing on Takata airbag inflators. Continue reading →

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Chinese Junk Watch – Cosco Hand Trucks Recall

Posted on 26 February 2015 by Ken Zino

Cosco has received 10 reports of wheel hubs separating or breaking and ejecting pieces including four reports of bruises and lacerations. Continue reading →

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56 Dead from GM Ignition Switches

Posted on 18 February 2015 by Ken Zino

However, 1,388 more cases are under review, and 1,198 were submitted without documentation to back the claim, according Feinberg’s latest update on his website. Continue reading →

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