Recall Alert: 2015 Chrysler 200, 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Ram 1500 Affected
23 Aug 2014, 02:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Chrysler recently recalled 89 units of the 200 mid-size sedan for an issue with the wiring harness and suggested us that it's "a story about a quality-check system that works," ...
NHTSA Launches VIN Search Engine to Help Drivers Identify Recalled Vehicles
20 Aug 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the beginning of August, General Motors has received a slap on the wrist from safety regulators because its Recall Center search engine showed inaccurate search results. As an alternative to the ...
Gulf States Toyota Recalling 2013-14 Toyota Tundra
18 Aug 2014, 22:11 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Most vehicle recalls are the result of either supplier or manufacturing defects, but the 2013-14 Toyota Tundra sold in certain states is being recalled due to a parts problem at the distributor leve...
Ford Escape, Focus ST, Transit and Lincoln MKC Recalled in North America
18 Aug 2014, 17:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An estimated 160,000 units of the Focus ST pocket rocket and Escape compact CUV are called in by Ford over a problem that affects the wiring harnesses, ultimately translating in stalling. 2013 and 2...
GM Recalls 124k Vehicles Due to Bad Seat Weld
18 Aug 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / General Motors has announced a recall due to a faulty seat weld that could separate in the event of a crash. This latest recall affects all of four GM brands as well as a total of 124,007 vehicles, ...
Arctic Cat Snowmobiles Recalled for Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard
18 Aug 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arctic Cat informs its customers that a recall campaign was initiated and certain models of their 2014 and 2015 MY snowmobiles are not safe for riding. The problem affects the fuel supply and may re...
50k smart fortwo City Cars Recalled in China
18 Aug 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been barely a month since the Daimler-owned brand announced the third-gen fortwo. However, the outgoing smart fortwo microcar has its fair share of issues in Asia, where roughly 50,000 veh...
What Happens to the Recalled BMW R1200RT?
17 Aug 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Finally, the customers who bought the 2014 BMW R1200RT equipped with the Dynamic ESA suspensions have received updates on the status of their recalled bikes. After around three months of riding ban,...
Morgan 3-Wheelers and Continental Tires Recalled
16 Aug 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At this time last year, Morgan issued a recall for their bike engine-powered three-wheelers, which by the way are referred to as motorcycles. A missing label on the brake fluid reservoir was then th...
Ford Recalling 83k Sedans, CUVs for Faulty Axle Installation
15 Aug 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ford and Lincoln are recalling 83,250 sedans and crossovers due to an issue with the front halfshafts that could potentially leave drivers stranded or even cause a rollaway. This recall affects the ...
Land Rover LR2, Evoque Recalled for Passenger Airbag Concern
13 Aug 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Land Rover has announced a recall for about 40,000 of its small SUVs due to an issue with the passenger airbag. While many vehicles have suffered from passenger airbag recalls recently due to a supp...
Chrysler Establishes Vehicle Safety Office, Elects New Head of Product Development
12 Aug 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the ever inflating trend toward better vehicle safety, the Chrysler Group informs about a few changes meant to make their nameplates more safe to drive than before. These changes are the establ...
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Received 135 Applications, 65 Death Claims
12 Aug 2014, 11:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The notorious ignition switch fiasco that started at the beginning of the year forced General Motors to come up with a special victim fund for those that suffered injuries or lost their lives in cra...
The NHTSA Investigates Can-Am Fire Reports
11 Aug 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like there is something wrong with certain Can-Am Spyder models, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is said to investigate reports of new fires. This has happened...
2015 Chrysler 200 Called In Over Faulty Wiring Harnesses
11 Aug 2014, 08:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The all-new Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan might go through 3,500 quality controls at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, but some of the vehicles produced up to this moment aren't without manufa...
GM Announces 5 Recalls Covering 269,000 Vehicles
10 Aug 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been awhile since General Motors has called in some cars, ain't it? Well not anymore. The carmaker informed recently that 269,000 older and newer nameplates are involved in separate c...
Hyundai to Pay $17.35 Million Over Delayed Reporting of Hyundai Genesis Brake Fault
8 Aug 2014, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a rigorous investigation conduced by the NHTSA, Hyundai has been fined $17.35 million, the maximum penalty for a related series of violations until October 1st, 2013, when the fine was increas...
Mitsubishi Outlander Recalled Over Power Steering Problem
6 Aug 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Contrary to popular belief, cars engineered and manufactured in Japan aren't not as reliable as ignorants believe them to be. Try to remember the notorious Toyota sudden unintended acceleration...
2014 BMW R1200RT Recall Updates, Parts Start Arriving Next Weeks
5 Aug 2014, 11:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like BMW is finally showing signs that the nasty situation triggered by the early-June recall for the 2014 R1200RT bikes equipped with the Dynamic ESA suspensions is close to a resolve. BMW...
Fiat 500 Recalled in Australia Over Wiring Mess-Up
4 Aug 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the United States, recalls are announced by an agency called the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the Land Down Under, the equivalent to that is the ACCC, which has informed tha...