Nissan has announced that it will recall 625,000 Nissan Altima vehicles due to a hood latch defect. This recall is an expansion of an earlier recall that occurred in September 2014 when Nissan recalled the 2013 model year Altima vehicles manufactured from March 6,...
Automobile Defects
Alliance Recalls Tires for Tread Defect
Alliance is recalling tire model number 396, size 445/65R22.5, which were manufactured April 22, 2013, to November 23, 2014, and size 600/50R22.5 manufactured May 27, 2013, to November 2, 2014, because of a tread defect. The tires have a radial construction...
Takata Fined 14K a Day by NHTSA for Failing to Cooperate with Airbag Probe
After NHTSA repeatedly urged Takata to take action with its well documented airbag defects, and Takata doing absolutely nothing, NHTSA decided that enough is enough, and hit the Japanese manufacturer with a $14,000 a day fine. Click here to read the full USA Today...
Ford Recalls 194,889 Vehicles for Interior Door Handle Defect
Ford is recalling 194,889 vehicles due to an interior door defect. The defect may be involved in one or more of the interior doors of the vehicle. The problem is that a crack may develop within handle causing the handle return spring to become unseated. This can...
Second Air Bag Fix Needed for 2.12 Million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda Vehicles
NHTSA has recalled more than 2.12 million vehicles from Toyota, Honda, and Chrysler for a second time for air bag issues. The breakdown is about 1 million Toyota vehicles, 374,177 cars from American Honda, and 753,176 vehicles from Fiat Chrysler. The problem now is...
Honda Sets History Mark: Honda Fined Largest Auto Safety Fine in U.S. by Auto-Safety Regulator
After an unforgettable year of air bag defects and ignition switch recalls in the automobile industry, the NHTSA has fined Honda $70 million dollars in what is now the largest fine in US history by an auto-safety agency. The reason for the fine is that NHTSA found...
Air Bag Expansion Recall Continues: BMW Set to Recall 140,696 Vehicles due to Takata Air Bag Defect
Following in the footsteps of Honda, Ford, and Mazda, BMW will now expand their air bag recall to approximately 140,696 vehicles due to a defect with the driver side air bag. The issue is that upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal...
Mazda Joins Honda and Ford by Expanding Takata Air Bag Recall to 330,000 Vehicles
In the continuing saga of the defective Takata air bag inflators, Mazda has joined Honda and Ford by expanding their recall of vehicles with defective air bags throughout the U.S. Mazda will now recall approximately 330,000 vehicles due to a defect with the driver...
Ford Follows Honda’s Lead by Expanding Air Bag Recall in 463,000 Older Model Vehicles
Following Honda’s massive 5 million vehicle recall involving the defective Takata air bag inflators, Ford has announced it will expand the recall of older model vehicles that are equipped with driver side Takata airbags with inflators. Previously, Ford had recalled...
Air Bag Failures Leads to Recall of 5,394,000 Honda Vehicles
In this year of massive and unprecedented automobile recalls, Honda launched one of the biggest of 2015 when it announced on December 15, 2015 it was recalling 5,394,000 vehicles because when the driver side frontal air bags are deployed, excessive pressure may cause...