Toyota Recall - 247,000 Vehicles Affected by Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators
20 Oct 2014, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from Toyota: the American division of the Japanese manufacturer is calling back a hefty 247,000 cars to have their airbags replaced with safer units. Toyota says that the affected vehic...
52 Million Vehicles Recalled in the US Year-to-Date, That's One in Every Five Vehicles
17 Oct 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / All things considered, 2014 was the worst year in terms of vehicle recalls, especially in the U. S. of A. The previous yearly record was stood at 30.8 million cars back in 2004. However, 2014 saw th...
2015 Ford Mustang Recalled Over Safety Belt Issue
17 Oct 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though deliveries of the 2015 Ford Mustang started just a few weeks ago, the Blue Oval recently announced the first ever recall of the sixth-gen pony car. Thankfully, only 53 examples of the br...
Alternator Failure, Electrical Glitch Lead to Chrysler Recalling Almost 900,000 Vehicles
17 Oct 2014, 08:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the NHTSA watchdogs: roughly 900,000 cars manufactured by the Chrysler Group are being recalled in two separate campaigns for problems that may lead to vehicle fire. So what are th...
Recall Alert: 291,703 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Vehicles Suffer From Faulty Ignition Switches
15 Oct 2014, 14:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the Chrysler Group began an investigation into wireless ignition node (WIN) module concerns, the American automaker notified the NHTSA it's recalling a whopping 291,703 vehicles over a fa...
2015 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Recalled
15 Oct 2014, 08:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although deliveries to dealers commenced just a month ago, General Motors' new mid-size pickup truck family was subjected to a stop-delivery order at the beginning of October over a wiring erro...
Chrysler Recalls 184,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs
14 Oct 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With less than 78 days to go until New Year's Eve, the recall fiasco affecting U.S.-based automakers adds another considerable call back operation to its tally. This latest campaign covers an e...
Chevrolet Spark Recalled in Europe: 223,000 Units Affected
14 Oct 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Right after the golden bowtie automaker informed it sold over 1 million examples of the current-gen Spark, the city car is now the subject of a gigantic call back operation. No less than 223,815 exa...
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Recalled Due to Steering Problem
13 Oct 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes-Benz has invested a lot in the launch of the 2015 C-Class and while the vehicle may have just started wining over customers around the world, a recall now affects the latest German star. ...
Recall Alert: 220,000 Nissan Altima Vehicles Affected
10 Oct 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A lot of curious faults have forced automakers to recall their cars throughout this year. It all started with the notorious General Motors ignition switch saga and then the Toyota re-recall of namep...
Mitsubishi Recall: 203,000 Vehicles Affected, Lancer Evolution Too
10 Oct 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mitsubishi Motors North America is yet again hit by a hard one. The Japanese manufacturer says approximately 203,000 cars it produced need to be inspected by dealer service departments for three def...
Ram C/V Tradesman Van Recalled Over Airbag Defect
8 Oct 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Together with the 24,497 ProMaster units called in over non-compliant head restraints, Ram is also recalling a few thousand examples of the Ram C/V Tradesman for an uncommon software glitch. Docu...
Woop, Woop, That's the Sound of da Police Chevrolet Caprice Being Recalled
8 Oct 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sorry for the KRS One reference, but it's too darn funny a situation to not bring the iconic hip hop anthem into the limelight of this safety campaign. The NHTSA is at it again, this time annou...
Non-Compliant Head Restraints Made Chrysler Recall the 2014 Ram ProMaster Full-Size Van
7 Oct 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also known as the Fiat Ducato / Peugeot Boxer / Citroen Jumper in Europe, the Ram ProMaster is Chrysler's answer to the segment standard Ford Transit. The Blue Oval's full-size van was cal...
Cadillac SRX, Saab 9-4X, Chevrolet Spark Recalled
6 Oct 2014, 10:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you haven't bothered to keep count on General Motors' 2014 recall tally, October sees the number of individual recalls hike to 74, while the total of vehicles covered shyly surpasses 30...
GM Issues New Recalls, Year-to-Date Tally Over 30 Million Vehicles
6 Oct 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately 2 months remain until champagne bottles will be popping all over the world, yet GM hasn't got the best reason to celebrate. As it was expected, the 2014 General Motors recall tall...
Dodge Viper Recall: 1,912 Cars Affected
6 Oct 2014, 08:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Previously known as the SRT Viper, the two-door Chrysler Group V10 supercar is now the subject of a voluntary recall estimated to cover 1,912 cars. According to the American automaker, affected vehi...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Recalled for Brake System Defect
3 Oct 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also rebadged as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV was never a hot seller, be it Japan, Europe or the US. Despite the quite low sales volumes, some people actually bought suc...
GM Issues Stop-Delivery Notice, 117,000+ Cars to Be Recalled Over Chassis Control Module Defect
3 Oct 2014, 08:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The end of the current year is getting nearer, yet General Motors is still experiencing a lot of faults with new and older cars. This time around, GM is recalling 117,651 vehicles from the 2013 and ...
Ford Recall: 850,000 Cars Affected
26 Sep 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just the other moment Chrysler announced it's recalling 350,000 vehicles over a fault with the ignition switch, but now Ford drops the bomb: 850,050 cars make up this new safety campaign. Th...