Honda recalls over 45,000 Odyssey minivans over liftgate failures
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Recalls, Safety, Honda
Honda is recalling some of its previous-generation Odyssey minivans due to potentially faulty gas-filled struts on vehicles equipped with a power rear liftgate. A total of 45,747 vehicles are affected by this recall, all of which are from the 2008 and 2009 model years.
According to the official release from the [...]
University study shows recalls have hardly hurt Toyota
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Recalls, Safety, Toyota
If you think Toyota is still reeling from negative opinions stirred up by the company’s rash of recalls in 2009, North Carolina State University has some news for you. According to a new study conducted by researchers at the institution, the recalls had “little to no impact” on [...]
BMW agrees to pay $3M fine for late reporting of recalls
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, BMW, Motorcycle, Luxury
BMW is handing over $3 million in fines to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the way it has handled recalls. NHTSA began an investigation of BMW’s practices in 2010, looking at 16 recalls that covered more than 300,000 of the company’s cars and motorcycles going back [...]
Mazda recalls over 52,000 Tribute crossovers, warns owners to park outside
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Mazda
Mazda is recalling has issued a recall of the 2001- and 2002-model-year Mazda Tribute crossover for a possible brake fluid leak. It’s been found that fluid leaking from the reservoir cap on the master cylinder might come into contact with the ABS wiring harness connector, leading to potential corrosion and/or [...]
Kia recalls 145K Rondo, Optima models over airbag issues
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, Etc., Recalls, Safety, Kia
Kia has announced that it is recalling 145,000 vehicles to address faulty airbags. A total of 95,569 Optima sedans built between 2006 and 2008 and 50,186 Rondo MPVs built between 2007 and 2008 are included in the recall.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles may [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ford recalls 16,000 F-Series pickups over transmission concern
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Ford
Ford is recalling thousands of F-Series pickup trucks from the 2011 and 2012 model years over a transmission problem that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, theft protection.” NHTSA reports that the transmissions in these [...]
Cadillac recalls small number of 2012 CTS models over brake pedal fears
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Cadillac, GM
General Motors is recalling a small number of 2012 Cadillac CTS models for concerns over the vehicle’s braking system. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the affected cars could have a power vacuum brake boost pushrod retention nut that may not have been torqued [...]
