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Takata Airbag Recall Expanded to 33.8M Vehicles, It’s the Largest Consumer Recall in US History
Takata Airbag Recall Expanded to 33.8M Vehicles, It’s the Largest Consumer Recall in US History

20 May 2015, 11:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA will organize and prioritize the replacement of the defective air bag inflators that were used in 33.8 million vehicles

 
NHTSA Investigates Nissan Over an Issue With the Springs
NHTSA Investigates Nissan Over an Issue With the Springs

19 May 2015, 14:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating Nissan North America over front coil springs that are prone to fracture

 
2015 Ford F-150 Recalled Over Upper I-Shaft Issue
2015 Ford F-150 Recalled Over Upper I-Shaft Issue

15 May 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 12,328 examples of the 2015 Ford F-150 are being recalled over the improper riveting of the upper I-shaft. Only 5,606 trucks are in customers' hands

 
62,148 Jeep Cherokee Vehicles Recalled to Upgrade the Airbag Software
62,148 Jeep Cherokee Vehicles Recalled to Upgrade the Airbag Software

15 May 2015, 15:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Of the 316,77-strong tally, Jeep's latest recall expansion affects 230,240 vehicles in the United States and 52,057 outside the NAFTA region

 
Toyota & Nissan Expand Takata Airbag Recall, 6.5 Million Vehicles Affected Worldwide
Toyota & Nissan Expand Takata Airbag Recall, 6.5 Million Vehicles Affected Worldwide

13 May 2015, 14:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nissan North America and Toyota Motor Sales USA announced that they're expanding their outgoing Takata airbag recalls with an additional 6.5 million vehicles

 
Recall Bonanza from General Motors - Half a Million Sedans and Pickup Trucks Affected Worldwide
Recall Bonanza from General Motors - Half a Million Sedans and Pickup Trucks Affected Worldwide

13 May 2015, 13:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2011-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are the subject of General Motors' most recent recall campaigns

 
Mitsubishi Will Recall 130,000 Lancer and Outlander Models For Auxiliary Systems Flaw
Mitsubishi Will Recall 130,000 Lancer and Outlander Models For Auxiliary Systems Flaw

11 May 2015, 08:24 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The NHTSA has has announced two separate recall campaigns for Mitsubishi Lancer and Outlander models, both of them related to auxiliary systems issues

 
Toyota Will Not Recall Old Corollas for Sudden Acceleration Issues
Toyota Will Not Recall Old Corollas for Sudden Acceleration Issues

6 May 2015, 13:31 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The NHTSA decided Toyota will not have another recall on their heads for sudden acceleration issues on 2006-2010 Toyota Corollas

 
GM Ignition Switch Defect-related Death Toll Reaches 97 Eligible Claims
GM Ignition Switch Defect-related Death Toll Reaches 97 Eligible Claims

6 May 2015, 08:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 97 deaths, 12 Category and 167 Category 2 claims have been approved until now by the General Motors Ignition Switch Compensation Fund

 
Ford Announces Four Safety Recalls in North America
Ford Announces Four Safety Recalls in North America

29 Apr 2015, 13:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This time around, the Ford Motor Company recalled the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Edge, Escape, Transit Connect, F-150 and Lincoln MKZ

 
Door Latch Issue Forces Ford to Recall the Fiesta, Fusion and Lincoln MKZ
Door Latch Issue Forces Ford to Recall the Fiesta, Fusion and Lincoln MKZ

26 Apr 2015, 09:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On this occasion, the Ford Motor Company is recalling 390,000 vehicles over an apparently small defect affecting the door latch mechanism of three nameplates

 
Brake Line Corrosion is an Issue That Can Be Avoided Quite Easily
Brake Line Corrosion is an Issue That Can Be Avoided Quite Easily

9 Apr 2015, 16:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Brake line corrosion is no laughing matter. If a rusty pipe snaps under load, the whole braking system is affected, a condition that may lead to brake failure

 
NHTSA Investigates Ford Over an Older Power Steering Recall
NHTSA Investigates Ford Over an Older Power Steering Recall

7 Apr 2015, 15:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember last year's recall over a faulty power steering torque sensor? Well, the NHTSA is investigating Ford's solution to that defect after receiving a claim

 
517,945 Ford Vehicles Are Investigated Over Lighting Defects
517,945 Ford Vehicles Are Investigated Over Lighting Defects

7 Apr 2015, 14:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you god a 2003 to 2005 Ford Crown Victoria or Mercury Grand Marquis? Do your headlamps turn off by their own? Then you need to read this

 
Chrysler Refuses to Pay $150M to Family Who Lost 4-Year-Old Boy in Jeep Grand Cherokee Fire
Chrysler Refuses to Pay $150M to Family Who Lost 4-Year-Old Boy in Jeep Grand Cherokee Fire

3 Apr 2015, 08:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / FCA US isn't only planning an appeal of this verdict, but it a Chrysler spokesperson shamelessly declared “The vehicles are not defective”

 
The Takata Airbag Recall Fiasco Has an Effect on the Price of Affected Vehicles
The Takata Airbag Recall Fiasco Has an Effect on the Price of Affected Vehicles

2 Apr 2015, 18:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / iSeeCars.com analyzed 19 million car listings to determine if the Takata-affected cars experienced a greater drop in price than those not subject to the recalls

 
2,000 BMW 4 Series Convertible Models Recalled for Airbag Problems
2,000 BMW 4 Series Convertible Models Recalled for Airbag Problems

31 Mar 2015, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Bad luck with airbags seems to just be following BMW around, after the X5 SUV, the 4 Series Convertible being subjected to a recall for the life-saving devices

 
GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility: 74 Fatalities Out of 200 Eligible Cases
GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility: 74 Fatalities Out of 200 Eligible Cases

29 Mar 2015, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As of March 20th, 2015, the GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility approved 74 cases of fatalities out of 200 eligible claims

 
Video Filmed Inside and Outside the Car Shows How Dangerous Distracting Driving Really Is
Video Filmed Inside and Outside the Car Shows How Dangerous Distracting Driving Really Is

27 Mar 2015, 09:50 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Researchers have analyzed the six seconds leading up to a crash in nearly 1,700 videos of teen drivers taken from in-vehicle event recorders

 
Ford Recalls a Lot of Cars in North America in Three Separate Campaigns
Ford Recalls a Lot of Cars in North America in Three Separate Campaigns

25 Mar 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 221,108 vehicles recalled. That's how many cars the Ford Motor Company will have to fix for three distinctive issues. Your move, GM