Ducati 1199 Panigale and Panigale S Recalled
5 May 2014, 14:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Are you the proud owner of a 2013-2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale or 1199 Panigale S? Good for you, but you should definitely pay your dealer a visit and ask him to fix the left handlebar switch the Natio...
Victory Motorcycles Recalled for Crankcase Problems, May Seize Unexpectedly
5 May 2014, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It appears like May is recall month, as the NHTSA and Victory motorcycles are also on the recall list of the day. No less than 11 Victory 2014 model year bikes summing up to 872 units are expected i...
Öhlins Steering Dampers Recalled for Bracket Issues
5 May 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA issued a new recall campaign for certain Öhlins steering dampers. The problem was detected before (Öhlins Racing AB recall in July, 2013) with the units which equipped BMW’...
2013 Cadillac SRX Recalled for Transmission Flaw
2 May 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Along with the affected SRX units, General Motors announced that 51 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickup trucks will also be recalled for fuel pipe connections not properly torqued. Ci...
Mercedes-Benz USA Recalls C-Class W204 For Taillights Problem
30 Apr 2014, 09:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If you ever thought that the severe lack of turn signal use on some Mercedes-Benz cars was because of the drivers behind the wheel, you may want to rethink that conclusion. Apparently, no less th...
Mercedes-Benz USA Recalls 69 GL-Class Models
28 Apr 2014, 19:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Not every apple is perfect in the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class orchard it seems, as precisely 69 owners of the model will have to put up with the shame as having their car recalled. Apparently, certain...
Chrysler Recalls 159 Ram 1500 Trucks Due to Possible Transmission Flaw
28 Apr 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group announced today that an estimated 159 trucks need to be inspected and, if necessary, have their gearboxes replaced by an authorized dealership service as soon as possible. An u...
BMW R1200GS Recalled, Canadian Harley-Davidson Recall Confirmed in the US
25 Apr 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW recalls at least 187 R1200GS motorcycles in Canada for fixing a small oil leak which can turn into quite a problem. In certain 2012-2013 bikes, the gearbox seal might become dislodged, allowing ...
Ford Recalls 43,000 Vehicles Over Sub-Standard Seat Welds
24 Apr 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company recently announced that a number of vehicles wearing the Blue Oval and Lincoln logos are subjected to a new recall operation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...
GM Starts Shipping Revised Ignition Switches To Dealers
23 Apr 2014, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Detroit auto giant announced today that the first few thousands of kits containing redesigned ignition switches are currently being transported to General Motors dealerships Stateside. About ...
NHTSA Investigates 60,000 '14 Chevrolet Impala Sedans Over Braking Issue
23 Apr 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following a single report of "inappropriate activation of the emergency braking system", the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started preliminary investigations in order to f...
Defective Ignition Switches Persuade GM to Restructure its Global Engineering Division
22 Apr 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Addressing the functional safety and compliance in its vehicles, General Motors announced it will split its Global Engineering organization. In order to wash away the sins of the faulty ignition swi...
Harley-Davidson Breakout Recalled in Canada, US and More Mostly Likely to Follow
22 Apr 2014, 13:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At least 884 Harley-Davidson motorcycles are expected back in the authorized dealerships across Canada, as the Milwaukee manufacturer issued the recall campaign number 2014122. The affected motorcyc...
911 GT3 Crisis Ends Well: Extra Year of Warranty and New Engines
13 Apr 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re about to write the conclusion to the Porsche 911 GT3 fire risk chapter. A leaked letter sent by Porsche and later confirmed as being authentic tells us that the German automaker has foun...
Toyota Recalling Over 1.4 Million Cars Over Airbags and Seats Issues
9 Apr 2014, 17:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Seems like 2014 will be another year of recalls for Toyota as the 8th one has been recently announced by the company. It involves over 6 million vehicles worldwide, out of which about 1.4 million ar...
Zero S, SR, DS, and FX Electric Motorcycles Recalled for Potential Motor Malfunction
9 Apr 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles announces recalling at least 94 electric two-wheelers which might develop a rather serious transmission problem. Namely, it was determined that under hard riding conditions, with th...
Gasoline-Loving Spiders Are Back: 52,000 Mazda6 Units Recalled
7 Apr 2014, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We petrolheads like to consider ourselves special, but, as it turns out, we’re not the only ones who enjoy the smell of gasoline. Apparently, the yellow sac spider is a huge fan of this odor a...
2014 Toyota Highlander Recalled Over Storage Capacity Issue
1 Apr 2014, 12:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like Toyota is again falling in a death-pit of recalls, as the automaker just announced another voluntary recall involving around 20,000 certain Highlander 2014 models. The problem seems to...
GM Stops Selling Certain Chevrolet Cruze Models
28 Mar 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has asked Chevrolet dealers to stop selling certain 2013 and 2014 model year Chevrolet Cruze compact cars, Automotive News reports. The request that was sent to US dealers via e-ma...
Over 100,000 Toyota Avalon Sedans Recalled - Airbag Issues
28 Mar 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought that Toyota recalls have stopped? Well, not really. Rushing to provide the market as many vehicles as required, Toyota might have forgotten some parts here and there... The sad thing is that...