Volkswagen Announces Voluntary Safety Recall of 71,000 2011 Model Year Jetta Vehicles
Mar 28, 2011
PR Newswire HERNDON, Va., March 28, 2011 HERNDON, Va., March 28, 2011 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary safety recall of 71,043 2011 model year Jettas in order to reconfigure a wiring layout associated with the anti-theft alarm system and horn. No injuries or accidents have been reported as a r ... Continue reading
Mar 25, 2011
Statement by American Honda Regarding Front Door Glass Recall: 2011 Odyssey TORRANCE, Calif. March 25, 2011; Honda will voluntarily recall 2,800 model-year 2011 Odyssey vehicles in the U.S. to replace the side window glass in one or both of the front doors. Honda is taking this step because there is a potential for one ... Continue reading
Continental Tire is Recalling 390,000 New Ford Truck Tires
Mar 20, 2011
Continental Tires' North American unit is recalling 390,000 truck tires following a fatal crash involving a Ford pickup in September, the company announced Friday. Most of the recalled tires were used as original equipment on new Ford F-250 and F-350 vehicles. The company said 330,000 of the tires were used on new 2008 ... Continue reading
Hyundai Recalls 190,000 Elantras
Mar 19, 2011
Hyundai Motor Co., has recalled 190,000 cars with faulty airbags in the United States, a news agency report said Saturday. Hyundai recalled 190,000 Elantra passenger cars sold between 2006 and 2008 in the US as they have defective airbag sensors, Yonhap news agency said. The recall is expected to begin next month, it s ... Continue reading
Hyundai Recalling 2007-2009 Elantra Sedans
Mar 18, 2011
Auto Central March 18, 2011; Hyundai Motor Company is recalling Elantra sedans to fix faulty air bag sensors that could cause the front air bag to malfunction. Hyundai says it will issue separate recalls to fix the problem. The first covers more than 188-thousand Elantras from the 2007 to 2009 model years. The recalls ... Continue reading
Statement by American Honda Regarding Front Windshield Wiper Linkage Rod Recall: 2011 Odyssey
Mar 18, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif. March 17, 2011; Honda will voluntarily recall 33,341 model-year 2011 Odyssey vehicles in the U.S. to replace the front windshield wiper linkage rod. If the windshield wipers are frozen to the windshield with heavy ice and the wipers are switched on without freeing them from the windshield, the wiper li ... Continue reading
Honda Recalls 2011 Civic and Odyssey
Mar 17, 2011
Summary: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 HONDA CIVIC VEHICLES. TO PREVENT FUEL FROM LEAKING OUT OF A VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK INTO THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER IN THE EVENT A ROLL-OVER INCIDENT OCCURS, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ROLL OVER VALVE (ROV). DUE TO IMPROPER ULTRASONIC WELDING OF THE P ... Continue reading
PQIA Issues Consumer Alert on Everclear Motor Oil
Mar 15, 2011
PR Newswire METUCHEN, N.J., March 15, 2011 METUCHEN, N.J., March 15, 2011 -- The Petroleum Quality Institute of America issued a Consumer Alert on Everclear 5W-30 Motor Oil. The product tested was purchased in Ohio and can cause harm to an automobile engine and void warranties. The test results for the sample show Ever ... Continue reading
Baja Motorsports Recalls Dirt Bikes Sold Exclusively at Pep Boys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Mar 9, 2011
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwi ... Continue reading
Mazda Recall: Spiders Can Weave a Destructive Web
Mar 4, 2011
MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 MAZDA6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 8, 2008, THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, 2010. A CERTAIN TYPE OF SPIDER MAY WEAVE A WEB IN THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER VENT LINE AND THIS MAY CAUSE A RESTRICTION IN THE LINE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE MAY BECOME EXCESSIVELY NEGATIVE W ... Continue reading
Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) Issues Consumer Alerts On Two Motor Oils
Feb 25, 2011
PR Newswire METUCHEN, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 METUCHEN, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 -- -- The Petroleum Quality Institute of America issued Consumer Alerts on two passenger car engine oils today that are currently on the market. The oils are Liberty Gold Plus SMO 5W-30 Motor Oil and Bullseye Automotive Products High Mileage 10W-30 ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2011
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 20,000 2006 and early 2007 Model Year GS 300 and GS 350 All-Wheel Drive vehicles to modify the shape of the plastic pad embedded in the driver's side floor carpet. In the event that the floor carpet a ... Continue reading
Feb 23, 2011
Vehicle Make / Model: HONDA / FIT Model Year(s): 2009-2010 Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Mfr's Report Date: FEB 16, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V101000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Potential Number of Units Affected: 97,201 Summary: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL ... Continue reading
Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Expansion of Driver's Airbag Inflator Recall
Feb 17, 2011
February 09 2010 Honda has expanded a previously announced recall of certain 2001 and 2002 model-year vehicles to replace the driver's airbag inflator in an additional 378,758 vehicles in the U.S. The driver's airbag inflators in these vehicles may deploy with too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to r ... Continue reading
Feb 17, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif. February 16, 2011; Honda will recall 97,201 model years 2009 and 2010 Fit vehicles in the U.S. to replace the lost motion springs, components within the engine valvetrain. The lost motion springs, which are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use, may bend or break over time resulting in abnorma ... Continue reading
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