Recalls
Recalled cars are still on the road
Recalled cars are still on the road With some automakers recalling millions of vehicles in a matter of months, it makes you wonder how many vehicles on the road have actually been repaired. Unfortunately, the answer is not most of them. Last year Chrysler agreed to recall and repair 1.6 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and…
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31,000 pounds of chicken recalled for staph contamination
31,000 pounds of chicken recalled for staph contamination If you recently purchased frozen chicken, you may need to clean out your freezer. Murry’s Inc., a Pennsylvania-based food company, recalled 31,000 pounds of frozen chicken for staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph infection according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The…
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How Do You Know if Your Car Has an Uncompleted Recall?
How Do You Know if Your Car Has an Uncompleted Recall? With the millions of vehicles that have been recalled in 2014 and the ever increasing number of deaths due to product defects, it can be difficult to know if it is safe to drive your vehicle. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration unveiled a…
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New Car Seat Finder Tool Released by NHTSA
New Car Seat Finder Tool Released by NHTSA There are many different types of car seats for families to choose. Even though it can be somewhat overwhelming for parents to try and decide what is best for their children, there are many valuable and useful resources out there to help with the decision process. The…
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Walter Kidde Fire Alarms Recalled for Failure to Alarm
Walter Kidde Fire Alarms Recalled for Failure to Alarm Walter Kidde Portable Equipment and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling nearly 1.2 million combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the United States and 112,000 in Canada. The recalled alarms may fail to sound during a fire or carbon dioxide emergency situation, which could…
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Takata airbag recall: Is your vehicle on the list?
Takata Airbag Recall Lawyer The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now advising nearly 8 million drivers to take “immediate action” against defective airbags that could explode and harm occupants. In a post on its website, NHTSA shared a message urging consumers to have their airbags replaced immediately if their vehicle was on the recalled…
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Ikea Children’s Swing Recall
Ikea Children’s Swing Recall Ikea along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall for their children’s swing. The Ikea GUNGGUNG swing, which is intended for indoor and outdoor use is being recalled due to a defect with the suspension fittings. The suspension fittings could break causing a child to fall and result in…
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NHTSA to probe engine stalls on 2007 Chrysler minivans
NHTSA to probe engine stalls on 2007 Chrysler minivans After several reports of engines stalling, U.S. safety regulators are not wasting any time on investigating the issue. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration have opened an investigation on 160,000 Dodge Caravan minivans. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation is looking into “the scope, frequency and…
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2012 Ford Focus Steering Tops List of Vehicle Issues – ABC Good Morning America
2012 Ford Focus Steering Tops List of Vehicle Issues By Cindy Galli For the second time the 2012 Ford Focus tops an auto safety watch list amid complaints and reports of injury surrounding the vehicle’s steering. The Vehicle Watch List, released by the non-profit auto safety group The Safety Institute, is a quarterly-compiled early warning…
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Press Release – The Safety Institute Announces Quarterly Vehicle Safety
News Release The Safety Institute Announces Quarterly Vehicle Safety Watch List: Tracking Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects Thursday October 2, 2014 Today, The Safety Institute is releasing the latest report from its quarterly Vehicle Safety Watch List. Steering problems in the 2012 Ford Focus again top the second quarterly Watch List. (See first quarterly Watch List). Other notable potential…
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