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Safety Recall Alert: Ford Calls Back 220,586 Vehicles
Safety Recall Alert: Ford Calls Back 220,586 Vehicles

28 Jan 2015, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first month of 2015 hasn't even ended and here we are today, in the presence of a recall struck Ford Motor Company. 220,586 vehicles are affected.

 
Audi Safety Recall Covers 80,000 Vehicles, China Affected the Most
Audi Safety Recall Covers 80,000 Vehicles, China Affected the Most

27 Jan 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Manufacturers’ and suppliers’ mistakes of last year may have been fixed by service department grease monkeys, but the wound is still fresh.

 
The Game Rides Polaris Slingshot Over the Weekend: Not Safe!
The Game Rides Polaris Slingshot Over the Weekend: Not Safe!

19 Jan 2015, 17:55 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / So he just got himself a brand new Panamera GTS, but rapper The Game would rather hit the streets in a three-wheeled motorcycle than pushing the pedal of that beautiful sportscar. That wouldn’...

 
Aprilia Shiver 750 and Caponord 1200 Recalled for Faulty Output Gear Shaft
Aprilia Shiver 750 and Caponord 1200 Recalled for Faulty Output Gear Shaft

19 Jan 2015, 16:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia is recalling all the 2015 model year Caponord 1200 machines which have been sold in the US, plus a part of the 2014-generation Caponords and certain 2014-2015 Shiver 750 bikes. According to...

 
Polaris Slingshot under “Stop Sales Stop Riding” Recall Ban
Polaris Slingshot under “Stop Sales Stop Riding” Recall Ban

19 Jan 2015, 14:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are not looking too good for the Polaris Slingshot owners as the trike falls under a recent “stop sales, stop riding” ban issued by the manufacturer. Many owners have already rece...

 
Toyota Prius V Gets Airbag Recall
Toyota Prius V Gets Airbag Recall

16 Jan 2015, 09:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nope, the Takata airbag recalls are not to blame here. It’s simply Toyota’s fault for not correctly installing a part of the passenger airbag system on some of its Prius v models. The...

 
GM CEO Mary Barra Loves Cars, Talks About What's Next After the 2014 GM Recall Saga
GM CEO Mary Barra Loves Cars, Talks About What's Next After the 2014 GM Recall Saga

15 Jan 2015, 17:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you’re a recurrent reader of autoevolution, you are well aware of our extensive recall coverage. Be it an op located in the US, Europe, China or a worldwide campaign, vehicle safety is no s...

 
Mercedes-Benz Recall in Germany Comprises of Roughly 114,000 Turbo Diesel-Engined Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Recall in Germany Comprises of Roughly 114,000 Turbo Diesel-Engined Vehicles

15 Jan 2015, 11:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the demise of the so-called “2014 - Year of the Recalls”, us petrolheads hoped that all major carmakers learned the A-B-Cs of vehicle safety dos and don’ts . Still, 2015 came ...

 
Subaru Recall Alert: 198,900 US Vehicles May Suffer From Brake Line Corrosion
Subaru Recall Alert: 198,900 US Vehicles May Suffer From Brake Line Corrosion

8 Jan 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a document forwarded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Subaru of America, Inc., the Japanese manufacturer is starting the year with a plentiful vehicle safety rec...

 
Yamaha XT250 Recalled for Multiple Failure Potential, Including Shorts
Yamaha XT250 Recalled for Multiple Failure Potential, Including Shorts

6 Jan 2015, 17:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One really popular and long-standing Yamaha small-displacement bikes has just been recalled in Canada, and we’re expecting the recall campaign to be soon extended to the US and more markets. W...

 
Lincoln MKC Recalled Over Two Issues, Ford Escape Too
Lincoln MKC Recalled Over Two Issues, Ford Escape Too

5 Jan 2015, 18:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it’s a new nameplate which entered production in the summer of 2014, the Lincoln MKC isn’t without faults apparently. According to a report published today by the Ford Motor ...

 
Kia Is Recalling Souls for Roof Issues
Kia Is Recalling Souls for Roof Issues

3 Jan 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / 'The year of recalls' continues in 2015 apparently. GM said nothing new is on the list for now but Kia is here to keep things going. The Korean automaker is recalling some 90,000 Soul mode...

 
Harley-Davidson Dyna and Softail Models Recalled for Faulty Brake Components
Harley-Davidson Dyna and Softail Models Recalled for Faulty Brake Components

3 Jan 2015, 08:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More than 19,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles are recalled by the NHTSA campaign number 14V794000 and are expected to visit the dealerships for upgrades to the front brake master cylinder. According ...

 
Clutch Interlock Switch Defect Leads to the Recall of Older Dodge Pickup Trucks
Clutch Interlock Switch Defect Leads to the Recall of Older Dodge Pickup Trucks

30 Dec 2014, 07:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in May, the safety watchdogs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation on 2004 to 2006 model year Dodge Ram pickup trucks over a potential clutch interlock s...

 
BMW to Replace Problematic Onboard Chargers on the i3
BMW to Replace Problematic Onboard Chargers on the i3

29 Dec 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There seems to be a problem with some of the chargers installed on the i3 cars sold so far in the US (and probably the rest of the world too). As it turns out, they used to malfunction after a while...

 
Yamaha Recalls YZ250 Bikes over Engine Stalling, Risk of Injury or Even Death
Yamaha Recalls YZ250 Bikes over Engine Stalling, Risk of Injury or Even Death

26 Dec 2014, 09:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2015 model year off-road competition Yamaha motorcycles fall under a recent recall campaign issued by the manufacturer and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall has number 12-71...

 
[UPDATE] BMW Recalls 140,000 More 3 Series for Faulty Takata Airbags
[UPDATE] BMW Recalls 140,000 More 3 Series for Faulty Takata Airbags

24 Dec 2014, 07:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When BMW finally decided to post a recall for the Takata airbags installed on their 3 Series, the world was stunned to learn that almost every E46 car made had to take a trip to its local dealership...

 
Porsche 918 Spyder Rear Suspension Control Arms Failure Risk: Recall Expands to 205 Cars
Porsche 918 Spyder Rear Suspension Control Arms Failure Risk: Recall Expands to 205 Cars

24 Dec 2014, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Porsche 918 Spyder may be sold out, but it seems like the German hypercar is going through a difficult period this year. It all has to do with its faulty rear suspension, which has already deter...

 
2015 Dodge Challenger Recall: Just a Glitch With the Instrument Panel Software
2015 Dodge Challenger Recall: Just a Glitch With the Instrument Panel Software

24 Dec 2014, 09:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a document addressed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s watchdogs, Dodge informs that the 2015 model year Challenger will need a software upgrade for the instrument pan...

 
Aston Martin Recalls 7,256 Vehicles Over Potential Glitch With the Front Seat Heaters
Aston Martin Recalls 7,256 Vehicles Over Potential Glitch With the Front Seat Heaters

23 Dec 2014, 11:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: roughly 7,256 Aston Martin cars sold in the U. S. of A. are prone to develop an issue with their front seat heaters. More specif...