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Happy New Year! Another 800,000 Deadly Takata Airbags Recalled
This latest recall addresses model year 2010 vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Continue reading
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NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Saturn Automatic Transmissions
When NHTSA began the safety defect probe last May only 2007 model year Saturn Aura sedans were implicated. Now the investigation has been expanded to 2008 models as well, covering more than 88,000 Saturn models. In a regulatory filing this week NHTSA said that at least seven accidents have been reported. Continue reading
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NHTSA Probes GM Electric Power Steering Sudden Failure
Complicating matters for General Motors is the EPS system used in those vehicles is the same as that used in 2005 -2010 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 models. In March of 2010, GM recalled more than 1 million of them to fix a defect with the EPS assist motor. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, auto news, auto safety, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, Chevrolet Cobalt, chevrolet malibu, electric power steering failures, electric power steering sudden failures, Ken Zino, nhtsa, odi, Pontiac G5, safety defects, Saturn Ion. Pontiac G6, steering defect investigation, zino
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Hyundai Recall Active on Veracruz and Santa Fe SUV Airbags
The recall appears to have been prompted by a request for an explanation about a high number of warranty claims by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Continue reading
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