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Safety recall repairs often not made in resold and leased vehicles, GAO warns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the authority to prompt automotive recalls, but it lacks the ability to ensure that potentially dangerous safety defects are fixed before motor...
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NASA’s Toyota sudden-acceleration report flawed, researchers find
The study NASA conducted to determine if an electronic flaw could be responsible for sudden unintended acceleration incidents in Toyota vehicles was the product of a collusion between trusted...
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Electronic causes for sudden acceleration in Toyotas likely, new study finds
An independent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) demonstrates that, contrary to NASA’s conclusions, an electronic cause...
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Strong yen prompts Toyota to ask suppliers for ‘shared sacrifice’
The rising value of the Yen is putting pressure on Toyota to cut back on costs in order to remain competitive in the global market, where most currencies are far weaker than Japan’s. The appreciating...
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Toyota announces recall of 550,000 vehicles to fix steering flaw
Toyota Motor Corp. announced it is recalling 420,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the United States and an additional 130,000 globally over a flaw that could result in difficulty steering if not...
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State Farm sues Toyota in Texas to recover sudden-acceleration crash payments
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance is suing Toyota Motor Sales in an effort to recoup a claim it paid to a policyholder whose 2007 Camry suddenly accelerated as she was attempting to park. The...
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Confidential Toyota memo says electronic flaw caused sudden acceleration in...
An internal Toyota document obtained and translated by CNN demonstrates that engineers testing a pre-production car experienced and noted an instance of “sudden unintended acceleration.” The...
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Toyota recalls 700,000 vehicles for safety repairs
Toyota announced Wednesday that it will begin recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles next month to repair potential safety problems. One recall encompasses about 495,000 Tacoma pickup trucks made in models...
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Sudden acceleration cases filed against Toyota in California state courts get...
Litigation filed in California state courts over sudden unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles has been slated to begin January 1, 2013, starting with a high-profile case alleging the wrongful...
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New Toyota sudden acceleration lawsuit blames electronic throttle for...
A lawyer representing the family of a woman who died when her 2009 Toyota Camry sped out of control and sank into a California River hopes the case will be tried as a bellwether case ahead of about a...
View ArticleSafety regulators announce two children’s product recalls for risk of injury...
Two products manufactured for babies and toddlers are being recalled because they pose a potential risk of injury and death, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. Federal safety...
View ArticleToyota seeks sudden-acceleration closure after Oklahoma verdict
Less than two months after an Oklahoma jury found that Toyota had acted with ”reckless disregard” in its response to two women injured in a sudden, unintended acceleration crash, the Japanese auto...
View Article700,000 Ford vehicles recalled for airbags, door closure defects
Ford Motor Co. has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it is recalling 692,700 vehicles to correct defects affecting air bag deployment and door handles that may stick...
View ArticleToyota recall of potentially exploding airbag triggers federal investigation
Toyota said it is re-recalling 766,300 cars and trucks in the U.S. for a potential airbag defect that could result in front seat occupants being struck by shrapnel blasting out of the inflating...
View ArticleAirbag defect triggers recall of nearly 3 million Honda, Mazda, Nissan vehicles
Three major Japanese automakers have recalled nearly 3 million vehicles worldwide to fix potentially faulty airbags made in the U.S. and Mexico by Tokyo-based Takata Corp. The June 23 recalls encompass...
View ArticleNHTSA to investigate company’s failure to recall Chinese-made tires
Federal safety regulators are investigating potentially defective Chinese-made tires imported to the U.S. and sold under different brand names by a single distributor after finding that the tires were...
View ArticleTire Industry Association Proposes New Rules To Improve Tire Safety Recalls
How to efficiently identify and recall defective tires is a problem manufacturers and government regulators alike have struggled with for decades. The Tire Industry Association, however, recently gave...
View ArticleFord Issues Safety Recalls For Powertrain Control and Tire Defects
Ford Motor Company issued a safety recall Wednesday of more than 200,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada, citing potential defects in the powertrain control module that could cause the driver...
View ArticleStar Trek Actor Likely The First Fatality Linked To Jeep Defect, U.S....
Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin could likely be the first person known to be killed by a Jeep Grand Cherokee under recall for a dangerous electronic gear shift defect, federal safety regulators said. Mr....
View ArticleRental Cars In Need Of Recall Repairs To Remain Grounded Under New Law
A new federal law mandating rental car agencies to fix all vehicles under safety recall in their inventories before renting them to consumers has taken effect. U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx...
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