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Three Ford Recalls in North America on +400,000 Vehicles
The Ford safety defects arise from simple design, mechanical and assembly problems. Continue reading
FCA Recalls Jeep Wrangler for Defective Airbags
Under certain crash conditions, rotation of the headlamp can cause the sensor wiring to separate from the front impact sensor. Continue reading
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Ford Brake, Lincoln Headlight Recalls Underway
Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety defect recalls in North America on 2017 Lincoln Continental models for defective headlamp assemblies and 2015-16 Ford Edge crossovers to update antilock braking system (ABS) modules because of bad software. Continue reading
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More Airbag Recalls from BMW, Toyota and Volvo
Only at BMW is the supplier Takata responsible for once again defective welds on its PSDI-X inflator. The Toyota recall involves Chinese supplier ARC Qing Hua (Xian) Automotive Company. Volvo did not name the supplier. Continue reading
Ford Recalls Transit, Focus Models in North America
Ford recalls 2014 Transit Connect vehicles to reinstall badly glued panoramic roofs, and 2013-17 Focus hatchbacks to update interior latch release software. Continue reading
Mazda Recalls Liftgate Struts on 580,455 Cars and Crossovers
Mazda North American Operations recalls 580,455 Mazda3, Mazda5 cars and CX-3, CX-5 crossovers going back to the 2012 model year because the Showa supplied liftgate gas struts can fail from corrosion. Continue reading
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FCA Recalls 1.4 Million Cars, SUVs for Deadly Airbag Failures
FCA is aware of three fatalities and five injuries that may be related to this safety defect. NHTSA has been extremely critical of the FCA’s safety recall practices. Continue reading
Massive GM Software Recall on Airbags
In the latest automotive software recall, GM will re-program more than 3.6 million vehicles since software supplied by Delphi can prevent the airbags from deploying in an accident. Continue reading
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NHTSA Forces Ford to Expand Door Latch Recall
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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New Recalls at Bentley, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Mitsubishi
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
FCA Recalls Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, Cherokee, Ram for Bad Transmissions
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
Recalls – 3500 Ram Owners Get the Shaft
The rear output shaft could “fracture while driving.” Continue reading
Polaris – Stop-Ride/Stop-Sale for Fires on Off-Road Vehicles
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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Consumer Reports Stops Gushing about Tesla. Finally
NHTSA told Tesla last week it wants to know about all crashes alleged to have occurred because Forward Collision Warning (FCW) or Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) did not occur when expected. Continue reading
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Traffic Deaths up 7.7% in 2015
The most significant increases came for pedestrians and bicyclists. Continue reading
