Certain Evenflo Maestro child seats are being recalled, according to several news agencies across the country. The articles mentioning this recall have revealed that Evenflo Company, Inc. has decided to issue this recall after engineers discovered that these child seats failed to pass the structural integrity requirements. According to the recall announcement released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration if a crash were to occur, the front of the seat that is adjacent to the harness adjuster could crack causing the (read more)
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04
May
2012
Evenflo Recalls 13,792 Child Safety Seats
03
May
2012
Vehicle Goes Off Box Canyon Road, Driver Injured
A woman from Chatsworth was rescued after her vehicle drove off a road last Wednesday, according to several news organizations. The official reports containing information about this accident were just recently released and according to this memo, the 35-year-old spent some time in her crashed vehicle off Box Canyon Road before the authorities arrived. How the accident came to happen is not yet clear since nobody witnessed the crash but according to the California Highway Patrol, the authorities arrived at the scene (read more)
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03
May
2012
Woman Killed in Head-On Crash
According to multiple news sources, a woman from Fort Irwin was killed in an accident that happened last night. The official report issued by the California Highway Patrol has demonstrated that the 24-year-old woman was the occupant of a 2002 Pontiac that was traveling on the northbound lanes of the road between the Army post and Barstow. According to the troopers who responded to the crash, the Pontiac was on the northbound lanes when it suddenly turned into the oncoming traffic. The (read more)
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24
Apr
2012
Man Found Dead Off Highway 29
According to multiple local news agencies, Caltrans workers have reported they found a dead body inside of a crashed vehicle off the state Highway 29. The official announcement released by the California Highway Patrol have disclosed that a Mazda hatchback was found down an embankment near St. Helena and according to the news, only one body was found inside of the vehicle. The authorities are still looking into this case to identify exactly what happened and what were the causes behind this (read more)
Read MoreYet another recall has been issued over faulty brake components, according to several news agencies across the country. According to the information released in certain articles, 2012 Gooseneck trailers are being recalled over the fact brake actuator pumps present in these vehicles may have not been properly heat treated during assembly. An official statement released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration demonstrates that this lack of heat treatment could jeopardize the performance of certain brake components that are crucial to the (read more)
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05
Apr
2012
Driver Injured in Rollover Accident Near Bangor
An accident that happened last Tuesday afternoon sent a man to the hospital, according to several news agencies. According to multiple articles, the motorist from Bangor was traveling on the eastbound lanes of La Porte Road when he failed to negotiate a curve forcing the vehicle to drift off the road. The official reports issued by the California Highway Patrol show that the driver attempted to bring the vehicle back to the road but instead lost grip of the wheel. The car (read more)
Read MoreAn accident that happened last Wednesday morning left a woman severely injured, according to multiple news agencies. An official memo issued by the California Highway Patrol shows that the 52-year-old woman was driving her 2011 Ford Fiesta on the eastbound lanes of the Highway 26 when her vehicle suddenly veered off, crossed into the westbound lanes and drove into the path of a two-axle Freightliner truck. According to the authorities, the truck driver attempted to swerve but unfortunately it was (read more)
Read MoreThe company Gilster-Mary Lee of Chester has issued a recall of some packages of dry lasagna dinner mix due to a mistaken interchange of pouches. According to the news, the tuna pouch, which contains a soy (allergen) ingredient, was mixed with the Lasagna pouch, which is not prepared with any ingredients that are soy derivatives. People with severe allergies to soy may suffer a risk of a serious allergic reaction if they consume this product. Consumers are properly advised and should (read more)
Read MoreIn accordance with the latest announcements from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hewlett-Packard is set to pay $425,000 after the company failed to report the defective and injurious lithium-ion battery packs under the time frame required by law. According to the reports, HP knew about the numerous hazards present in several of their notebooks, computers and batteries sold by September of 2007 but a report was only issued to the CPSC in July of 2008. The Federal Law requires the (read more)
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19
Jan
2012
Amia Desk Chairs Recalled Over Fall Hazard
In accordance with many news sources, Steelcase Inc., of Grand Rapids has issued a recall of about 11,000 units of Amia desk chairs. The recall was made necessary because the pivot pins installed in the control mechanism under the chair seat can fall out, causing a serious and unexpected fall hazard to the chair owners. This recall affects the model 482 Series of the product manufactured in United States between March 1st and June 6th, 2011. Consumers are urged to (read more)
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