Posts tagged nhtsa

• Ford Windstar Recalls Continue over Rear-Axle Breaks

  Mark Bello | May 15, 2012 1:29 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Back in May 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started investigating cases of rear axles breaking in Ford Windstars after receiving over 200 hundred initial...

• Safety Reminders As Motorcyclists Hit the Roads

  Mark Bello | May 03, 2012 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  May kicks off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, an initiative supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). With temperatures on the rise and motorcyclists on the...

• Is A Federal Ban Required to Stop Poor Choices?

  Mark Bello | May 01, 2012 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For years, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he felt a federal ban on cell phone use while driving was unnecessary. Now, LaHood is proposing a nationwide ban on all talking and...

• BMW 7-Series under Investigation for Defective Transmission Controls

  Mark Bello | April 17, 2012 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a step closer to a recall of the BMW 7-Series luxury vehicles. An investigation that began in August followed 50 complaints,...

• Don’t Let One Call End it All! Let April Begin Distraction Free Driving

  Mark Bello | April 13, 2012 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Texting behind the wheel is one of the most dangerous and irresponsible decisions a driver can make. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Texting is the...

• NHTSA Investigates the Ford Taurus for Sudden Acceleration

  Mark Bello | March 20, 2012 1:46 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  No one has forgotten the sudden acceleration claims that plagued Toyota. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking at a similar problem with the Taurus and Sable....

• Chrysler Recalls Jeep Liberty SUV’s for Rust-Prone Suspensions

  Mark Bello | March 08, 2012 3:19 PM | 5 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Chrysler is voluntarily recalling over 200,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs, model years 2004 2005, because rust may cause a rear suspension component to break. According to the NHTSA, fracture of the...

• Motorcycle Helmets can prevent a Traumatic Brain Injury

  Mark Bello | January 05, 2012 9:50 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A man remains in a coma following a motorcycle accident on December 13. Apparently, traffic began to slow and the man could not stop before he rear-ended a vehicle in front of him. The...

• Drivers Safer on the Roads While Pedestrians Put at Greater Risk

  David Mittleman | December 11, 2011 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It may be safer for drivers on the roads, but it isn't safer from pedestrians on the street. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pedestrian...

• GM Under Investigation for Faulty Gearshift That Led to Driver Being Hit by Own Car

  David Mittleman | November 15, 2011 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  GM is now under investigation after at least 7 crashes occurred because of faulty automatic gearshifts in several cars. The probe first began after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...