The Detroit News is reporting that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation on the 2006-11 Suzuki Grand Vitara and 2007-11 Suzuki SX4 due to issues with the airbag and seatbelt for the front passenger seat. So far, NHTSA has received 128 complaints on these vehicles for airbag warning lights, airbag off…
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Chrysler resolves recall issue with NHTSA, will inspect, upgrade affected Jeeps
Chrysler made big news earlier in the month by refusing a recall request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty. Last week, NHTSA boss David Strickland countered by defending his agency’s request for the recall of 2.7 million Jeep SUVs. Today marked the deadline for…
GM recalls over 230,000 more Trailblazer-family SUVs over door electronics
RECALL Subject : Driver’s Master Power Window SwitchReport Receipt Date: JUN 13, 2013NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V248000Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , VISIBILITYPotential Number of Units Affected: 193,652 BUICK RAINIER 2006-2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006-2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 2006 GMC ENVOY 2006-2007 GMC ENVOY XL 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER 2006-2007 SAAB 9-7X 2005-2007 Manufacturer: General Motors LLC SUMMARY: General Motors…
NHTSA boss Strickland weighs in on Jeep recall fracas
Adding yet another chapter to the ongoing Jeep recall story, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) head David Strickland has gone on record to defend the government’s request that Chrysler recall 2.7 million out-of-production Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty vehicles after the agency investigated fiery rear-end collisions that have reportedly killed at least…
Honda S2000, Acura RSX recalled over brake boosters
Statement by American Honda Regarding Brake Booster Recall: 2006-2007 Honda S2000 and 2006 Acura RSX 06/12/2013 – TORRANCE, Calif. – 18,352 total Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled in the United States – No crashes or injuries have been reported related to this issue – Customer notification will begin in mid-July American Honda will…
Ram recalls 30k trucks over faulty turn signals
Report Receipt Date: JUN 04, 2013 NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V237000 Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING Potential Number of Units Affected: 30,197 All Products Associated with this Recall RAM 1500 2013 RAM 2500 2013 RAM 3500 2013 Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC SUMMARY Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured September 9,…
Aston Martin recalling 689 vehicles over faulty throttle arms
RECALL Subject : Throttle Pedal Arm May BreakReport Receipt Date: MAY 29, 2013NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V228000Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLPotential Number of Units Affected: 689Manufacturer: Aston Martin Lagonda of North America SUMMARY: Aston Martin is recalling certain model year DB9, Virage, V8 Vantage, V12 Vantage, and Rapide vehicles manufactured from May 14, 2012, through April 10,…
2013 Dodge Dart faces recall over stalling issue
Statement: Recalibration June 10, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group will recall approximately 14,800 cars to recalibrate their powertrain control modules. Internal testing discovered a car that stalled moments after startup. The incident occurred when the vehicle was brought to a stop after driving a short distance. It had been parked for eight…
Federal investigations about safety of rear-mounted gas tanks is nothing new
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Chrysler are currently making waves in our daily news feeds due to a disagreement over the safety of a few million Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee models. Specifically, NHTSA has asked Chrysler to recall the SUVs because of the location of their fuel tanks, but you may be…
Chrysler recalling 630k Jeep models worldwide
Despite its refusal to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty models this week over a gas tank fire risk, Chrysler will be recalling 630,000 Jeep Compass (pictured), Patriot and Wrangler vehicles around the globe for a pair of entirely different reasons. The affected Compass and Patriot models are all from the 2010 to…