2014 Cadillac ELR Recalled for Electronic Glitch
28 Mar 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Luxury brand Cadillac is recalling its brand new 2014 ELR plug-in hybrid coupe to fix an electronic glitch that may occur due to a calibration error, General Motors announced today. The recall af...
Mercedes-Benz Has Lowest Recall Percentage in The US
28 Mar 2014, 10:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A recent study of safety recalls spanning for over thirty years has found that the three-pointed star car manufacturer has the lowest recall rate in the United States. According to NHTSA data acc...
GM CEO to Testify Before US House on Ignition Switch Recall
21 Mar 2014, 16:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors CEO Mary Barra will testify before the US House Committee about the manufacturer's handling of its ignition switch recall. The hearing is set for April 1. Mary Barra will be j...
GM CEO Says Recalled Cars Are “Safe to Drive”
20 Mar 2014, 10:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GM’s ignition switch-related recall, which was linked to 13 deaths so far (a recent study claims 303 have been killed), is the hot topic this spring, with the manufacturer being subjected to m...
Toyota Reaches $1.2 Billion Unintended Acceleration Settlement
19 Mar 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Today, Toyota announced that it finally reached an agreement with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to resolve the investigation initiated in February 2010 regardi...
General Motors Appoints New Vehicle Safety Chief
18 Mar 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With a huge recall linked to at least 13 deaths on its hand, General Motors is upping the ante toward convincing customers that the manufacturer values the safety of its vehicles more than anything ...
GM Announces New 1.5-million Vehicle Recall
17 Mar 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced a voluntary recall involving about 1.5 million SUVs, vans and sedans. The automaker says the new call back is the result of Mary Barra’s request for an internal sa...
Dodge Recalls Nearly 50K Chargers to Fix Headlamps
16 Mar 2014, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group is recalling approximately 49,400 Dodge Charger full-size sedans to inspect them over potential issues with various headlamp components. The affected vehicles were sold for the 201...
Stromer ST1 Electric Bikes Recalled
15 Mar 2014, 10:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stromer ST1 electric bikes are beings recalled, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announces. M33 Elite and P48 Platinum models are affected by the CPSC 14-130 recall campaign, and both ...
GM's Ignition Switch Recall Allegedly Linked to 303 Deaths
15 Mar 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A study conducted by Fredman Research Corporation and commissioned by the Center for Auto Safety, a private watchdog group in Washington, claims that GM's recent ignition switch-related recall ...
BMW Recalls Multiple Bikes and Maxi Scooters
15 Mar 2014, 08:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad USA has issued a voluntary recalls for at least 4453 motorcycles and maxi scooters. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has started the recall campaign number 14V...
GM Offering $500 Discount to Owners of Recalled Cars
13 Mar 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced it will offer a $500 discount toward the purchase or lease of a new car to each of the 1.3 million American owners affected by the recent ignition switch-related recall....
Honda CB500-Family Bikes Recall Extends
13 Mar 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More Honda bikes in the 2013 CB500 family are being recalled around the world, and today we’ve got news from the UK. It appears like The Great Britain was also affected by the incorrectly manu...
US House Committee Announces Investigation into GM Ignition Switch Recall
12 Mar 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton announced that the committee has opened an investigation into GM’s ignition switch recall, which has been linked to 31 crashes and 13 fa...
Toyota Verso Steering Wheel Might Come Off - Recall
11 Mar 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Do you know those cartoon scenes when the character is driving, something wrong happens and ends up with the steering wheel completely detached off the steering column? Its funny because you never h...
2014 Toyota Highlander Recalled Over Seatbelt Issue
10 Mar 2014, 17:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the whole advertising campaign, Muppets partnerships promoting the new Highlander, Toyota hurried a bit to supply dealerships with the new model and might have done a little boo boo. Around ...
7000 Honda CB500 and CBR500 Bikes Recalled
10 Mar 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda and the NHTSA announce the recall campaign number 14V056000, addressing at least 6,954 motorcycles in the new CB500 and CBR500R series. Model year 2013 CB500 (FA, F, XA, X) and CBR500 (RA, R) ...
Chrysler Recalls 25,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango SUVs
10 Mar 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 25,250 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs from model years 2012 and 2013 for a software update that will improve pedal feel during aggre...
GM Ignition Switch Recall: NHTSA Issues 27-page Order
7 Mar 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is in big big trouble! No, they’re not headed for bankruptcy again, but they have a lot of questions to answer in regard to their huge ignition switch-related vehicle recall. 10...
BRP Recalls Ski-Doo and Can-Am Heated Gloves in Canada and the US
5 Mar 2014, 15:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is recalling their Ski-Doo and Can-Am heated gloves and Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries due to fire hazard, a CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) bull...