Chrysler Group Recalls Dodge Durangos, Dakotas to Replace Ball Joints
Dec 10, 2004
* Company will replace front suspension upper ball joints on approximately 600,000 2000-2003.5 MY Dodge Durango 4x4 SUVs and Dodge Dakota Pickups * An additional 400,000 4x2 SUVs and Pickups in the same model years to be covered with extended 10 year/100,000 mile warranty AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 10 -- Chrysler Group ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Recalls 290,000 Diesel Vehicles
Dec 10, 2004
BERLIN December 10, 2004; The AP reported that Volkswagen is recalling some 290,000 diesel vehicles worldwide to carry out checks on their fuel pumps. The automaker said it was contacting owners of vehicles with three- or four-cylinder diesel engines that were built between March and August of this year. The recall aff ... Continue reading
NHTSA RECALLS : Durango, Stratus, Sebring for Steering Problems
Dec 10, 2004
Make : KEYSTONE Model : OUTBACK-SYDNEY Year : 2005 Manufacturer : KEYSTONE RV COMPANY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 04V577000 Recall Date : DEC 06, 2004 Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Potential Number Of Units Affected : 28 Summary: ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, DURING PRODUCTION, THE WIRING WAS ROUTED OVER THE TOP OF ... Continue reading
Dec 10, 2004
December 9, 2004; The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a final rule requiring that rear center seats in all new passenger vehicles be equipped with lap/shoulder safety belts. All passenger vehicles will be required to comply with the new rule by 2008 when NHTSA estimates that the c ... Continue reading
NHTSA Seeks Dodge Durango and Dakota Recall
Dec 10, 2004
WASHINGTON Dec 10, 2004; Federal safety regulators have asked DaimlerChrysler AG to recall 600,000 Dodge Durango and Dakota trucks because their wheels could fall off, a Chrysler spokesman confirmed Thursday. The investigation involves Durango sport utility vehicles and Dakota pickups from the 2000 to 2003 model years. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi recalls 60,000 vehicles
Dec 8, 2004
TOKYO December 8, 2004: Japan Today reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp will recall some 60,000 vehicles of its RVR car and two other models in Japan for free repairs to defective brake pipes, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The vehicles subject to the recall were produced between January 1991 and November 1992, ... Continue reading
NHTSA Opens VW Golf Defect Investigation
Dec 7, 2004
NHTSA Action Number : PE04079 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model: GOLF Manufacturer : VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Year : 1999 Component : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Date Investigation Opened : November 29, 2004 Date Investigation Closed : Open Summary: ODI HAS RECEIVED FIVE CONSUMER ... Continue reading
NHTSA Opens Investigation of Hummer H2 Defect Complaints
Dec 6, 2004
DETROIT December 6, 2004; Reuters reported that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into General Motors Corp.'s Hummer H2 after three consumers said a wheel came off the large sport utility vehicle after a steering part cracked. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it began a "prelimina ... Continue reading
GM Reminds Full-Size Pickup Owners To Respond To Safety Recall On Tailgate Cables
Dec 5, 2004
DETROIT December 4, 2004; General Motors reminds owners of certain 2000-2004 full-size pickup trucks to have their tailgate cables replaced at their dealers as soon as possible. GM is conducting a safety recall of 4.1 million trucks because on some of these vehicles, the galvanized steel tailgate support cables that re ... Continue reading
Celica and Cobalt Recall to Fix Daytime Running Lights
Dec 1, 2004
DETROIT December 1, 2004; Reuters reported that Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. recalling 92,577 of its Celica cars in the United States to fix a problem with their daytime running lamps, federal safety regulators said on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall, involving Celicas from t ... Continue reading
2004 Was Record Year for Auto Recalls; Complexity of Vehicles, More Vigilance Cited As Reasons
Dec 1, 2004
DETROIT November 30, 2004; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that automakers can claim the dubious achievement of recalling more vehicles in the United States this year than ever before, though analysts and other observers say the record is more a result of the increasing complexity of cars and trucks and great ... Continue reading
Auto Recall Efforts Under Scrutiny, Officials Looking for Better Way to Ensure Repairs
Nov 30, 2004
WASHINGTON November 30, 2004; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Timothy Michaud died last May after falling from the tailgate of a Chevrolet pickup and suffering severe head injuries. The 19-year-old from Maine never knew that General Motors Corp. had recalled the pickup two months earlier because the tai ... Continue reading
GM Japan Recalling 8,418 Cadillac Sedans
Nov 26, 2004
TOKYO November 26, 2004; Japan Today reported that General Motors Japan Ltd said Thursday it is recalling 8,418 Cadillac sedans for free replacement of defective fuel pipes. Fuel could leak through rifts in faulty nylon tubes and cause a fire, the Japanese arm of the U.S. automaker said in a report to the Ministry of L ... Continue reading
Nov 22, 2004
Make : SATURN Model : ION Year : 2003 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 04V547000 Recall Date : NOV 16, 2004 Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Potential Number Of Units Affected : 178798 Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND DAYTIME RU ... Continue reading
Honda Accord Air Bags Cause Recall
Nov 22, 2004
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 04V551000 Recall Date : NOV 17, 2004 Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Potential Number Of Units Affected : 257616 Summary: ON CERTAIN SEDANS, A TEAR IN THE FABRIC OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG OCCURRED AFTER APPARENT CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE AIR BAG COVER DURING DEPLOYMENT. Consequen ... Continue reading
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