With 20.3 million
vehicles recalled last year, 2010 was a record year for voluntary recalls, according to data released by the National Highway Traffic Saftey Association.
Not exact matches
It's worth noting that because Tesla has on balance built a relatively small number of
vehicles — it just crossed a 100,000 annual threshold
last year — and because it sells just three cars, its
recalls are going to have a disproportionate effect.
BEIJING, April 9 - China's quality watchdog said on Monday that Tesla Inc will
recall a total of 8,898 Model S
vehicles in the country starting on June 28, as part of a broader, global
recall announced
last month.
Last year's Jeep hack — which caused the automaker to
recall more than a million
vehicles — is at the center of several panels.
Only
last month, Honda issued yet another
recall of its own — its ninth for the defect — bringing to six million the total of
recalled Honda and Acura
vehicles.
In addition to a voluntary
recall of 123,000 Model S
vehicles that owes to a problem with the power - steer component of some of the cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
last week launched an investigation into the role of Tesla's Autopilot in a fatal crash.
The Chief of Army Staff
recalled with delight that the Nigerian Army being patriotic and in a bid to encourage local entrepreneurs asked Innoson Motors to supply 3
vehicles early
last year which were found to be durable and performing very well as they were employed in combat and proved to be useful, comfortable and convenient in military operations.
Among mainstream contemporary cinema, Red Sparrow most directly
recalls Atomic Blonde,
last summer's Charlize Theron
vehicle that was well - received critically and an okay box office performer.
I needed an oil change and some
recall work... Service Advisor John Savage got me in on a tight schedule, hooked me up with a free rental
vehicle, and... moved up the pick up time when I had something come up at the
last minute.
Abingdon's One And A Half — Jonathan Wood
recalls the VA the smallest of the three saloons made by MG towards the end of the»30s / Pau: A Popular Revival — The inaugural Grand Prix Historique contained all the ingredients for
lasting success reports Douglas Blain / Bellows To Buses — Norman Painting relates how a West Midlands general engineer became a diversified
vehicle producer but lost the plot after the First World War / Maudslay's Might - Have - Beens — Concluding Nick Baldwin's account of the early years of the Maudslay Motor Co. / Japanese Microcars — Michael Worthington - Williams
recalls some amazing light cars and microcars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packard phaeton.
In the
last two months, GM has
recalled 4.8 million
vehicles.
The news comes after
last week when eight automakers announced
recalls for 12 million
vehicles due to faulty Takata airbag inflators.
Other automakers affected by defective Takata airbags include Chevrolet, who issued a stop - sale of 2013 - 14 Chevrolet Cruze models
last month; Honda, who
recalled more than 2 million
vehicles in the U.S.; Nissan, who
recalled approximately 228,000
vehicles; Mazda, who
recalled approximately 34,000 cars in high - humidity states; and Toyota, who
recalled 844,277 models with Takata airbags earlier this year.
In the
last 25 years that I've purchased
vehicles, I can't
recall any salesman that has provided such good service and has been true to his word when he says he's going to do something - he does, he follows through with his help!
NHTSA's new search tool lets you enter a
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to quickly learn if a specific vehicle has not been repaired as part of a safety recall in the last 15
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to quickly learn if a specific
vehicle has not been repaired as part of a safety recall in the last 15
vehicle has not been repaired as part of a safety
recall in the
last 15 years.
However, in February
last year NHTSA administrator David Strickland said the government was considering making the technology mandatory in the wake of
recalls of millions of Toyota
vehicles.
Kia Motors Corp. is
recalling 145,000
vehicles to fix faulty airbags — the latest in a series of similar
recalls by automakers over the
last few months.
At least some of the experimental fuel cell - powered
vehicles on the road contain a critical part that becomes brittle from exposure to the high - pressure hydrogen fuel, according to a
recall notice
last week.
The
vehicles involved in this
recall include, Chevrolet Cobalt: Some model year 2010
vehicles Chevrolet HHR (Non-Turbo): Some model year 2009 and 2010
vehicles Chevrolet Malibu: All model year 2004 and 2005, and some model year 2006 and model year 2008 and 2009
vehicles Chevrolet Malibu Maxx: All model year 2004 and 2005, and some 2006 model year Pontiac G6: All model year 2005, and some model year 2006 and model year 2008 and 2009
vehicles Saturn Aura: Some model year 2008 and 2009
vehicles Saturn ION: All model year 2004 to 2007
vehicles Service parts installed into certain
vehicles before May 31, 2010 under a previous safety
recall The
last item in this list is a key point to this
recall.
Last year in January, Honda issued a
recall for 41,580
vehicles in India, which included the Jazz, City, Civic and Accord, all of which were manufactured in 2012.
Nissan and BMW issued simultaneous
recalls earlier
last month citing an identical issue, with some 100,000
vehicles potentially affected.
Last week, BMW announced the
recall of 32,000
vehicles due to electric auxiliary water pumps that can overheat and cause a
vehicle fire.
Last year, a record 51 million
vehicles were
recalled, which was slightly more than the old record, set in 2014.
Last year, Suzuki agreed to extend the airbag sensor warranty in the same
vehicles, but did not issue a
recall.
The two largest Japanese auto manufacturers have announced a series of
recalls in the
last few weeks that cover millions of
vehicles.
Last month, RecallMasters reported that Ford Motor Company issued a mass
recall for nearly 1.3 million
vehicles.
Now, with Congress considering new laws on
vehicle software safety, the current Fiat Chrysler hacking
recall is likely to not be the
last.
Last week, Tesla made news back - to - back, first with its biggest
vehicle recall yet, and later when it acknowledged that a fatal crash involving a Model X in California occurred while its semi-autonomous Autopilot system was engaged.