Hercules Tire & Rubber Company will call back seven sizes of certain All Trac A/T SUV tires in the US for manufacturing glitches at tread separation. The initiative comes seven months after Michael Cowen of The Cowen Law Group urged the ...
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Automobile major Fiat Chrysler has drawn flak from consumers and regulators alike for not repairing some of the 1.6 million recalled Jeeps, to fix fire risk involving gas tanks. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
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Luxury car maker Ferrari is recalling more than 3000 units of its 458 sports cars, Ferrari 458 Italia and 458 Spider in the US over the issues with the interior latch. The 458 sports cars hood has two latches that can be released from the ...
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The sleek three-wheeled car looks futuristic, but, as its creator acknowledges, it uses no new technology. What makes the Elio Motors vehicle unique is its ultra-high fuel economy and an ultra-low price tag: $6,800. The vehicle, which ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is set to recall about 27,500 Genesis sedans in the US in a move to address a potential brake issue. The move is in response to the US safety regulators announcement, which states that they will ...
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Car, light truck and motorcycle manufacturers selling products in the US will be required to provide an online vehicle recall search tool in 2014, after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced changes to ...
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The Chrysler Group has responded to a safety recall request from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), saying it does not intend to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles highlighted by the government body. Responding ...
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The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped many substandard products from reaching European consumers last year, according to a report released by the European Commission today. As ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recommended car makers limit in-car distractions related to electronic communications, entertainment and navigation devices due to an increased crash risk. Released as a ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is keen to revise its American five-star crash safety scheme with new tests including a small overlap and an oblique crash test. NHTSA administrator David Strickland has told ...
Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay a record US$17.35 million($16.49 million)fine for failing to report a safety defect to the US federal government"in a timely manner"without admitting to any violation of its obligations under the ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is recalling 10,315 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans in the cold areas of the US and Canada due to the effect of corrosion, which could block the fuelling pipe. According to the US National Highway ...
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