Ghost passenger vehicles have been recalled over a possible failure to comply with federal standards associated with the vehicles’ tire and rim labels. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles manufactured between March 27, 2012 and July 13, 2012 were equipped with labels that contain incorrect information associated with the tires, increasing the risk of an accident. According to the company, the owners of the affected vehicles have already received corrected labels. The full announcement and more (read more)
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Infiniti JX, Pathfinder Recalled By Nissan
According to several news sources, Nissan has issued a recall for all units of the 2013 Infiniti JX and Pathfinder over an issue with the vehicles’ front brake torque member. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a report stating that the front brake torque members may have been improperly cast, which could make the structure the vehicle weaker. If this occurs, the material may fail prematurely, increasing the risk of a potential crack. If the brake torque experiences (read more)
Read MoreOdyssey, CR-V Vehicles Recalled By Honda
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recently reported that Honda has issued a recall for all units of the 2012 and 2013 Odyssey, CR-V and 2013 Acura RDX vehicles over an issue with the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism in these vehicles. These vehicles should be fixed promptly. The reports show that the affected vehicles were equipped with brake-shift interlock blocking mechanisms that, under sub-freezing temperatures, could become slow, which could cause the gear selector to move unintentionally from one (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have indicated recently that Gerbings have recalled heated jacket liners that could pose a serious burn hazard to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has stated that about 9,900 units of these products are affected by this recall. Models that may pose a burn hazard to users include the Harley-Davidson® and Gerbings jacket liners made with nylon that are equipped with 12-volt batteries. Affected models belong to the model numbers 98324-09VM, GM32873, GM32874, GM34188, GM34189, GM34190 (read more)
Read MoreToyota Recalls Camry, Corolla, And Other Models
Multiple news agencies have been covering how the Southeast Toyota has issued a recall for a series of vehicles over an issue that could result in a possible crash. Toyota has reported, with the help of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that certain models were equipped with labels that present inaccurate details on tire and overloading capacities, which could increase the risk of an accident, since car owners could overload the vehicle unintentionally. The company has stated that this (read more)
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recently reported that it hopes to push a new safety standard to be adopted by auto industries that would make it clear if vehicles are well suited for older drivers and families. The new standards would be an update of the New Car Assessment Program. The federal agency hopes to develop a new “silver” assessment program that would ensure vehicles would be evaluated for the safety features that would be important for drivers (read more)
Read MoreThe Chrysler group has issued multiple recalls in the past couple of months. The company has stated that none of the recalls were linked to any accidents except for one that happened to involve improperly formed nylon tubes, which caused the fuel flow in tanks present in the 2012 Jeep Patriot and Compass SUV to be interrupted. Injuries were not reported. Multiple recalls were issued and some of the vehicles involved include the 2011 and 2012 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger (read more)
Read MoreA recent article has stated that all units of the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport were recalled recently over three main issues, including a stop light problem that could cause it to illuminate intermittently, increasing the risk of an auto accident. The reports indicate that most of these vehicles have been also equipped with shift levers that may move out of place once they are put in Park position. This issue could cause the vehicle to roll away and either crash (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have reported recently that over 1.9 million cars are being recalled by Hyundai and Kia. The reports show that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has indicated that almost 1.7 million cars were recalled due to an issue with a faulty switch that could keep the brake lights from being illuminated once the driver presses the brake pedal. Another issue has prompted a recall for 194,000 units of Elantra compacts, which have been fitted with support brackets (read more)
Read MoreNissan Recalls 2012, 2013 NV Models
According to recent articles, Nissan has decided to issue a recall for all 18,900 units of 2012 and 2013 NV commercial vans assembled in a plant in Canton, Mississippi. The firm has noted that an issue was identified with the vehicle’s transmission shifter. According to the firm, the gear selector plate lock clips in these vehicles may have been installed incorrectly, which could cause the transmission to indicate it’s in Park when it’s actually in gear, increasing the risks of (read more)
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