Triumph Recalls Few Daytona and Street Triple
30 Jan 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph announces a small-scale recall for some 2011-2012 Daytona 675 and 2011-2012 Street Triple. The number is quite small and we trust the Triumph guys will have this thing sorted out quite swift...
14,700 Mitsubishi i-MiEV-Based EVs Recalled
27 Jan 2013, 16:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mitsubishi may not have sold that many i-MiEVs around the world (selling only 588 in the US, last year, for instance), around 27,000 examples have been sold since the model debuted, back in 20...
Continental Recalls ContiMotion 180/60R16 Tires
25 Jan 2013, 08:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Continental issues a voluntary recall for their ContiMotion sport-touring tires. Around 1700 tires have been sold mostly in the US in 2011 and 2012, with only few units going overseas. The specif...
GM Issues Small-Scale Recall for GMC Savana and Chevy Express
22 Jan 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recalls for commercial vehicles are far less frequent than those for passenger cars, because such vehicles are usually less-innovative than their people-carrying counterparts, and therefor many prov...
Honda Announces 777,000-Strong Recall in North America
20 Jan 2013, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda has just announced the recall of some 777,000 vehicles, on the North American market. Of the total number, 748,000 are in the US, while the remaining 29,000 are in Canada. The affected vehi...
KTM Recalls 7,000 Off-Road Bikes for Fuel Line Faults
16 Jan 2013, 13:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM issued a recall for around 7,000 bikes sold in North America, off-road models manufactured in 2012 and 2013. The issue generating such a massive recall is represented by some fuel line manufactu...
Ford CEO Calls Recalls ‘Great Lessons Learned’
16 Jan 2013, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recalls have been a bit too frequent in 2012, and while it may not be immediately-obvious, automakers’ image and sales will suffer in the mid to long term. Ford was no exception when it comes ...
2013 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC SUVs and Pickups Recalled
5 Jan 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has just announced its first recall of 2013, targeting 69,000 SUVs and pickup trucks that it has built for the 2013 model year. The 2013 model year vehicles affected by the recall...
Massive Recall for Vega XTS Helmets
4 Jan 2013, 08:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We cannot help saying that a recall issued for braincaps is a bit of a funny thing. However, regulations must be obeyed, so here we go: a massive recall (30,000 or more) for the Vega XTS helmets, si...
Lada Recalls 45,000 Granta Models Due to Possible Airbag Failure
28 Dec 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / AutoVAZ has announced that it will be recalling 45,348 Lada Grantas, due to a potential fault with the cars’ airbag. It affects car built between the end of May and September of 2012, yet with...
BMW S1000RR Kickstands May Come Off, Recall Issued
27 Dec 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW has issued a recall for 2,385 S1000RR bikes. The issues description BMW has sent to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) claims that a manufacturing fault might cause the ...
Dual Recall for More than 40,000 Can-Am Spyders
27 Dec 2012, 10:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.) has issued a double recall for some of their Spyder 3-wheeled vehicles. The first recall is targeting the 2008-2009 Spyder GS, 2009-2012 Spyder RS and ...
Mitas Recalls E-07 Tires
22 Dec 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, a motorcycle tire recall is one thing we just don't get to hear too often, and we're glad it's this way. However, Czech manufacturer Mitas issued a recall for 1,752 E-07 tires ma...
GM Announces Recall of 118,800 Chevrolet and GMC Pickups
21 Dec 2012, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is often minor niggles which trigger large scale recalls, and this time a secondary latch which is supposed to keep the hood down, and not unexpectedly open while driving, may not have been fitte...
NHTSA Issues Recall for Hyundai Veloster for Spontaneously Exploding Sunroof and Parking Brake
20 Dec 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We previously reported that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) was looking into the reported spontaneously exploding glass roof of the Hyundai Veloster, and now they have rea...
Toyota Fined Record $17 Million for Delayed Lexus RX Recall
18 Dec 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it has fined Japanese carmaker Toyota a record $17.35 million (about €13 million) for not reporting a safety issu...
Dodge Durango Recalled Due to Safety Concerns
17 Dec 2012, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recalls have been strangely frequent in the last few months, and it seems that none of the automakers are able to get their cars right from the very start. From recalls affecting hundreds of thousan...
Lamborghini Recalls 144 Aventadors in the US
16 Dec 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lamborghini has announced the recall of 144 Avantador supercars, from the 2012 model year, in order to fix an issue with the car’s headlights, in the US. The $390,000 model was apparentl...
Consumer Reports Expects Toyota to Announce Quick Fix for Emergency Trunk Release
14 Dec 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After discovering that the emergency trunk release, fitted to cars like the Lexus ES and GS, could easily break if pulled on too hard, and it would no longer be functional afterward, Consumer Report...
Lexus to Fix IS, ES, GS Models for Trunk Release Handle Flaw
13 Dec 2012, 12:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota will once again be forced to take money out of their own pockets in order to fix a problem with some brand new Lexus sedans found by Consumer Reports. Yes, it’s another one of those ...