Honda Recalls an Extra 378,000 Vehicles on Airbag Issue
10 Feb 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted ever since July 2009, when we first reported to possible extent of Honda's recall, the Japanese carmaker officially confirmed today it will recall an additional 378,758 Accord, Civic,...
Honda Recalls 2010 Acura MDX in the US
21 Jan 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The paint hasn’t dried yet on the 2010 Acura MDX, and the North American division of Honda announced a safety recall involving a potential number of 644 units affected of this model. According...
Sweden: Autoliv Closes Four Plants- Over 800 Job Cuts
22 Dec 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world’s biggest airbag and seat belt manufacturer, Swedish company Autoliv, has decided to shut down four of its foreign factories in France, Germany, Mexico and Tunisia. As a result, 820 ...
Ford Debuts Rear Inflatable Seat Belts
6 Nov 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced the industry's first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are some sort of a combination between traditional seat belts and airbags. Basically, they are meant to...
Honda Gold Wing Motorcycle Airbag System Explained
28 Oct 2009, 17:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Most of us already know what an airbag or Supplementary Restraint System is and what it is meant to do and that's to save lives. Often referred to as a car safety device, the airbag is destined...
NHTSA Starts Investigation on Faulty Ford F-150 Airbag
6 Oct 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the Ford F-150 after several complaints reported that the side driver airbag is deployed for no reason. According to preli...
Toyota Recalls 2010 Corolla
20 Aug 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the 2010 Corolla and the parent company sees itself forced to recall it in the United States. The reason is that certain models feature an incorrect applied label ...
Honda Recall Grows to 440,000 Accord, Civic, Acura
3 Aug 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported last week, Japanese manufacturer Honda has discovered a potentially life-threatening fault in some of its vehicles. Due to the faulty airbags manufactured by Takata Corp, Honda alread...
Honda Recalls 300,000 Accord, Civic on Airbag Issue
29 Jul 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported some ten days ago, Honda Motor America is recalling Accord and Civic models in the US due to faulty airbags. We come back on the story today to give some additional info. According to...
Dainese D-air Racing System Entered MotoGP
27 Jul 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Jorge Lorenzo became the first Moto GP Dainese racer that used the suit with the D-air Racing system at the Sachsenring Grand Prix race, Valentino Rossi also decided to wear the suit fitted wi...
Honda Recalls 2001 Accord, Civic Due to Faulty Airbag
20 Jul 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Honda is recalling Accord and Civic in the United States after discovering that an inflator module could deploy the frontal driver airbag for no reason. The recall only affects th...
Peugeot 308 CC Launches in Australia
13 Jul 2009, 13:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With the launch of the Peugeot 308 CC on the Australian market, the car will become the first Peugeot convertible to have a diesel engine Down Under. The 2.0 HDi FAP diesel engine will be mated...
BMW Recalls 2008 1 Series and 3 Series in US
13 Jul 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / BMW North America released a notice concerning a recall for the 2008 model year BMW 1 Series and 3 Series. According to the notice, there could be a possible side airbag problem. The problem may be ...
IIHS Gives Volkswagen CC Top Safety Pick
9 Jun 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Americans pondering the purchase of a Volkswagen CC and worried about safety should rest assured as this model has received the highest ranking from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)...
How Airbags Work
5 May 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Some people have never been “fortunate” enough to meet them and others have been saved by them, yet when that crash comes your way you'll pray to the deities it pops. If you've...
Toyota Rear Seat Center Airbag, the First of a New Breed?
12 Mar 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has developed the world's first (according to Toyota Motor research) rear seat center airbag, meant to add to passenger's safety in case of a side collision. A...
2010 Ford Ranger to Be Safer than Ever
6 Feb 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford will unveil today the new 2010 Ranger, an upgraded model which incorporates several advanced features, with most of them especially aimed at safety and stability control. According to The Detro...