Mitsubishi Outlander Recalled Over Power Steering Problem
6 Aug 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Contrary to popular belief, cars engineered and manufactured in Japan aren't not as reliable as ignorants believe them to be. Try to remember the notorious Toyota sudden unintended acceleration...
2014 BMW R1200RT Recall Updates, Parts Start Arriving Next Weeks
5 Aug 2014, 11:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like BMW is finally showing signs that the nasty situation triggered by the early-June recall for the 2014 R1200RT bikes equipped with the Dynamic ESA suspensions is close to a resolve. BMW...
Fiat 500 Recalled in Australia Over Wiring Mess-Up
4 Aug 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the United States, recalls are announced by an agency called the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the Land Down Under, the equivalent to that is the ACCC, which has informed tha...
GM Recall Center Website Found to Give Misleading Search Results
4 Aug 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: the GM Recall Center is not working properly. One might be lead to think that there may be an unindented fault in the system, bu...
Senator Proposes Life Sentence for Execs that Delay Auto Recalls Resulting in Deaths
4 Aug 2014, 14:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Claire McCaskill. Automotive bigwigs should tremble with fear when they hear this Senator's name 'cause she's the lady that recently introduced the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety En...
2014 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider FXDL Recalled for Vibration-Related Problems
4 Aug 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA announces another voluntary recall from Harley-Davidson, after the recent 66K-strong Touring and Touring CVO brake line-related similar action. This time it’s the 2014 Harley-Davidso...
Hyundai Recalls Three Models, 419k Vehicles Affected
1 Aug 2014, 22:59 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / It seems like the last month has been especially brutal to Hyundai in terms of vehicle recalls, and the hits just keep on coming for the South Korean automaker with the latest announcement affecting...
GM Targeted Yet Again By Collective Lawsuit
1 Aug 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After 60 recalls and almost 30 million faulty vehicles, General Motors finds itself at the firing end of a barrel of a gun, with numerous victims intending lawsuits for accidents linked to sub-stan...
Vespa 946 Recalled for Leaking Fuel Line, Rodia Helmets Recalled as Well
31 Jul 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA informs about Piaggio recalling certain Vespa 946 scooters manufactured August 6, 2013 through October 15, 2013. The number of recalled vehicles is 305 and it appears like all of them have...
Used Car Dealers From NY Targeted for Selling Unfixed Recalled Vehicles
31 Jul 2014, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Whoa! What's the matter with the auto industry these days? On one hand there's General Motors and its almost 30 million population of recalled vehicles and now we found out that NYC munici...
Suzuki Verona Called In Due to Overheating DRL Module
31 Jul 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Suzuki informed that some of its Verona sedans are prone to catch fire. Also known as the Chevrolet Evanda in Eastern Europe and Daewoo Evanda / Magnus in other markets, the mid-size Suzuki sedans i...
Fiat Recalls 500L Over Knee Airbags Deployment Issues
31 Jul 2014, 08:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Everybody loves the Fiat 500 city car, but its L, L Trekking and L Living mini MPV derivates haven't really cut the mustard since they were introduced. We're not necessarily referring to t...
Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Fragile Shift Cable
30 Jul 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Oh my! Just two days ago the NHTSA announced that the 2015 Hyundai Sonata needs more sturdy front brake calipers, the second recall after the sedan was previously called back over a faulty wiring ha...
Kawasaki Teryx4 750 Recalled for Injury Hazard, Riding Ban Installed
30 Jul 2014, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) informs us on a riding ban installed for certain models of the Kawasaki Teryx4 750 4-seater side-by-side off-road recreational vehicles. The recall is a...
China Recalls... Big Macs? Key McDonald's Supplier Accused of Repackaging Old Chow
29 Jul 2014, 12:46 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While General Motors continues to report an almost constant barrage of problems with their cars, China is experiencing a recall of an entirely different nature: hamburgers. What? You heard righ...
Toyota Should Recall 177,500 Camry Models According to Consumer Reports
29 Jul 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Not too long ago, Toyota issued a recall covering 2007 to 2011 model year Camrys for two different problems. Still, the automaker should start a new investigation as more and more owners are complai...
Volkswagen Recalls 2014 Golf GTI to Fix Stability Rods
29 Jul 2014, 08:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems not even the Golf GTI is safe from the multitude of recalls affecting cars sold in America right now. The 2015 model year is a brand new car and it seems Volkswagen hasn't worked out a...
2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Feeble Brake Calipers
28 Jul 2014, 19:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the seventh-generation Hyundai Sonata is a good piece of personal transportation kit for its low $21,150 starting MSRP, the South Korean mid-size sedan is recalled for an issue with the brake ...
Defective Takata Airbags Force Re-Recall of Mazda6, RX-8
25 Jul 2014, 17:18 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Automakers are already dealing with a large number of recalls associated with faulty Takata airbags, but Mazda is now facing the recall of a previous recall to replace defective passenger side airba...
Recalled GM Vehicles Affected by Major Price Drops, Study Finds
24 Jul 2014, 15:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since the beginning of 2014, America's automotive industry was hit hard by the NHTSA over various safety and non-compliance defects. Out of the total recall population, GM is king of the hill w...