As many as 140,310 2012 Ford Focus models are being recalled because they could be at risk of an accident due to a problem with their windshield wipers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Richard Read reports for The Car Connection: According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the flaw in the [...]
Children in car seats in the rear center of 2009-2012 Subaru Foresters could be at risk of injury in a crash because of seat belts that may not latch. Because of this, Subaru is recalling more than 275,000 of the cars. The National Highway Safety Administration said yesterday that the rear center belt does not [...]
Nissan is recalling 23,531 2011 and 2012 model year Quest minivans because of a software problem that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says can cause the vehicles to stall while driving at slow speeds or idling on a decline with a fuel tank less than one-quarter full, according to Consumer Reports. The stalling [...]
What Food Safety News calls the deadliest food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. in nearly 100 years has claimed another victim. Retired podiatrist Mike Hauser, 68, of Monument, Colorado, died on Tuesday, some five months after contracting listeriosis from the tainted Colorado-grown cantaloupe last September, reports Michael Booth for The Denver Post. In all, an [...]
Automakers are opposed to a proposal in Congress that would raise fines by around $17 million to $250 million for failing to recall vehicles as the law requires. As David Shepardson writes in The Detroit News, the Senate is expected this week to debate an overhaul of national car safety laws as part of its [...]
A study released on Wednesday concludes that the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA) needs more electronics expertise in order to evaluate electronics-related vehicle safety complaints. The report, titled “The Safety Promise and Challenge of Automotive Electronics: Insights from Unintended Acceleration,” was conducted by the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board (TRB), a branch of the [...]
Chrysler announced a voluntary recall of 2012 SRT8 sedans because of a problem in the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that could lead to potential tire failure and a car accident. The recall involves 303 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger SRT8 models produced between May 2, 2011 and November 17, 2011, according to Kurt Ernst [...]
BMW is recalling 235,000 Mini Coopers worldwide — 89,000 in the U.S. — to fix a potential but rare fire hazard. Dealers will replace auxiliary water pumps on the recalled cars. As Bloomberg News reports on Chron.com, the problem is in the cars’ turbocharger: “In the turbocharger there is an additional waterpump, and when the parts [...]
The makers of Navien tankless water heaters have recalled approximately 13,000 of the units because they can put people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The report comes from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). As Maggie Shader writes in the Consumer News section of ConsumerReports.org: An unstable connection can cause the water heaters’ [...]
Products are recalled at all times of year, even during the hectic holiday season, and sometimes they involve holiday-related items. KITV.com reports that according to the Food and Drug Administration, Ocean Spray announced on Saturday that it was recalling certain packages of its Original Flavor Craisins dried cranberries because of the possible presence of very [...]
