Posts tagged recalls

• 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...

• 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...

• Additional Honda Recall over Airbags. Advocacy Group Wants Fines Imposed

  Mark Bello | December 07, 2011 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Automobile safety is once again a hot-button issue. December 4, Honda issued its latest recall over faulty airbags that could injure drivers in Honda's largest-ever recall. The latest recall...

• Lan Enterprises Recalls Zooper Strollers Due to Strangulation Hazard

  Mark Bello | June 01, 2011 9:45 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Lan Enterprises, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 2,300 Zooper strollers. The recall is on Zooper strollers sold...

• Safe Rental Car Act: Closing a Dangerous Loophole

  Mark Bello | March 03, 2011 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If under federal law, auto dealers must comply with all vehicle recalls. Surprisingly, there are no law that requires rental companies to have fleet vehicles fixed when an automaker issues a...

• Stop Playing Around With Child Safety

  Mark Bello | February 18, 2011 12:54 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency created to protect consumers from unreasonable risks of injuries or death associated with consumer products, recently updated their...

• Multiple Recall Year Ending With Potential Honda and Kia Recalls

  Mark Bello | December 01, 2010 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  No automaker has gone unscathed by a recall with the five largest in 2010 issued by Toyota and GM. Now, two more popular vehicles – the Honda CR-V and the Kia Optima - are under...

• Is Your Car on the Automobile Recall List?

  Mark Bello | October 22, 2010 12:32 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Over the past few days, major foreign and domestic auto manufacturers have been at the helm of recalls on at least one of their vehicles. Toyota just announced that it is recalling...

• Older Model Ford F-150 Trucks May be Recalled for Corrosion Issues: Is Your Vehicle Safe?

  Mark Bello | September 15, 2010 2:09 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting an investigation as to whether 1.4 million Ford F-150 trucks from 1997 – 2001 should be recalled over concerns that rust and...