NHTSA Advisory Failed to Include Complete List of Recalled Vehicles

Last week, as we discussed here, NHTSA issued a rare Consumer Advisory about the Takata exploding airbag recall. The Advisory purported to include a complete list of vehicles that were part of the recall, and warned people who owned cars on the... Read more

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Michelin Steer Tire Failures under Investigation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has opened a rare tire defect investigation into the Michelin XZA 2 Energy tires, used primarily for tractor-trailer applications, particularly those configured as auto haulers. The Preliminary Evaluation, a low-level inquiry, is based... Read more

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Volvo Recalls More than 30,000 Vehicles Due to Software Issue

Volvo, one of the only large vehicle manufacturers headquartered in Sweden, produces many large trucks meant for transporting goods as well as luxury vehicles. In early 2012, Volvo recalled approximately 22,383 trucks due to a relay valve defect that affected... Read more

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Harley Davidson Recalls More than 19,000 Motorcycles

Every month, the NHTSA announces several vehicle recalls, most of them sedans, trucks, and sport utility vehicles. Many times these recalls are small and only affect a few hundred vehicles. Other recalls, like a Chrysler recall that occurred last month,... Read more

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Chrysler Issues Three Recalls for Approximately 1.2 Million Vehicles

Nearly every week, a vehicle manufacturer is in the news for a recall involving anywhere from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Every so often, a larger recall will be announced. In September, Nissan and Toyota recalled a combined... Read more

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