Toyota tops recall list again in 2011, overall number of U.S. recalls down *UPDATE
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Ford, GM, Toyota
Toyota launched a total of 13 recall campaigns in 2011 covering over 3.5 million vehicles. Those figures put the Japanese automaker at the top of the most-recalled list for the third year in a row, according to Ward’s Auto. Between 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled nearly 11.5 million vehicles [...]
Airbag recall forces Honda past Toyota in total recalls for 2012
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Acura, Honda, Toyota
Honda has surpassed Toyota for the largest number of recalled vehicles in 2011. Wards Auto reports that Honda expanded an airbag recall to encompass a total of 2.5 million million vehicles last year, pushing the total number of recalled units to 3.9 million vehicles over 17 campaigns. Previous estimates [...]
Chevy puts out APB on missing Sonic brake pads, issues recall
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Recalls, Hatchback, Chevrolet
We report on a lot of recalls, and most are seemingly innocuous defects that require the solar system to perfectly align before anything catastrophic could happen. Then there are recalls like this one for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic that appear to be much more dangerous than they probably are.
It [...]
Toyota tops recall list again in 2011, overall number of U.S. recalls down
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Ford, GM, Toyota
Toyota launched a total of 13 recall campaigns in 2011 covering over 3.5 million vehicles. Those figures put the Japanese automaker at the top of the most-recalled list for the third year in a row, according to Ward’s Auto. Between 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled nearly 11.5 million vehicles [...]
Nissan initiates multi-vehicle recall over faulty bolts
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, SUV, Truck, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Infiniti, Nissan
Nissan is recalling just over 14,700 vehicles from the 2011 and 2012 model years over faulty bolts in the engine. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “bolts that connect the engine oil cooler and the engine oil filter to the engine in these [...]
Senate committee passes overhaul of auto safety laws, includes hefty recall fines
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety
Congress is gearing up for a comprehensive overhaul of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, implementing some significant safety measures for automobiles along the way. The campaign, encouraged by safety advocates for over a year now, has gained significant ground as the Senate Commerce Committee endorsed a series of measures which [...]
Honda expands airbag recall again, still searching for 640 airbags
Filed under: Recalls, Safety
Honda is still looking for a few needles in its haystack of 2001-2003 models, as it expands a recall that dates back to 2008. The recall concerns defective driver’s airbag inflators, and it’s a serious issue, one that has already resulted in a dozen injuries and at least one death.
The recall covers [...]
2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette recall hatched over faulty hinges
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Recalls, Safety, Chevrolet
General Motors is recalling 5,755 2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette coupes for potentially faulty hatch hinges that could break loose in a crash. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the rear hatch hinges on Vettes built between January and September don’t meet federal weight capacity requirements.
The recall was scheduled [...]
VW and Audi recall nearly 170,000 TDI diesel models
Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Audi, Volkswagen, Diesel
Volkswagen has officially announced a recall of 168,275 Jetta TDI and Golf TDI models as well as certain Audi A3 TDI vehicles after a recent stop sale. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem stems from the fuel line that feeds injector number [...]
Stop-sale issued for Volkswagen Jetta and Golf TDI diesel models, recall imminent?
Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Recalls, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Diesel
According to a post by TDI Club, Volkswagen has issued a stop-sale on all 2009-2012 Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen and Golf TDI vehicles equipped with the company’s 2.0-liter TDI turbo-diesel engine pending a voluntary safety recall. It’s unclear whether or not the 2012 Passat will also be impacted. In [...]
