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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
New Takata Tests – High Risks in Older Honda, Acura Models
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
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
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
Toyota Recalls More than 1.4 Million Airbags
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
Kia Recalls Sedona Minivans for Suspension Failures
In a move approved by NHTSA – but much decreed by critics – it’s a regional recall. Continue reading
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