Renault Brazil Recalls 7,000 Vehicles to Replace Part
May 28, 2003
SAO PAULO May 27, 2003; Dow Jones reported that the Brazilian division of French car maker Renault SA (F.RNA) issued a recall Tuesday on some 7,000 vehicles after discovering that a faulty part in the fuel line could cause the motor to catch fire. The problem was discovered in 2.0-liter Scenic models built in 2001 and ... Continue reading
May 24, 2003
-- WHAT: As the August 2000 Ford-Firestone recall demonstrated, the potential cost of public highway and traffic safety to vehicle, truck, trailer and equipment manufacturers when left unchecked, can be disastrous. Consequently, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Association recently imposed the Transportation Rec ... Continue reading
May 23, 2003
DETROIT May 23, 2003; Reuters reports that - Ford Motor Co. said on Friday it would recall 185,000 pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles to inspect a steering part that might have been improperly installed and could lead to a loss of control. Ford said the action covered 1997 model year F-150 and F-250 pickups, as w ... Continue reading
Toyota to recall over 720,000 cars in Japan
May 21, 2003
TOKYO, May 21, 2003; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp, the world's third-largest automaker, plans to recall 724,419 cars in Japan spanning nine models including the popular Crown due to a gearbox glitch that could cause steering problems. Toyota did not disclose the estimated cost of the recall. There has been n ... Continue reading
Court Again Rules Consumer Reports Must Face Trial on Suzuki's Charges of Rigged Testing
May 19, 2003
BREA, Calif.--May 19, 2003--Suzuki Motor Corp. today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals in California has reaffirmed its earlier ruling in favor of Suzuki in its product-disparagement lawsuit against Consumers Union ("CU") and its magazine, Consumers Reports. Rejecting a request by CU for rehearing of the court's ... Continue reading
Kia Ordered to Recall Carnival Models in US
May 18, 2003
May 17, 2003; Korea Today reported that Kia Motors has been ordered to recall its Carnival model in the United States for defects in its brakes and seat strikers. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said 7,710 of the sport utility vehicles are subject to the recall. It said 4,276 Carnivals ... Continue reading
Ford recalls Lincolns - GM recalls SUV's
May 16, 2003
Ford Recalls 43,459 Lincolns With Air Bag Troubles; GM Recalls 44,653 SUVs Due to Brake Problem DETROIT May 16, 2003; The AP reported that Ford Motor Co. will recall 43,459 Lincoln Continentals from model years 1999-2000 because air bags may deploy inadvertently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Recalls 42 Steeltex Tires
May 15, 2003
LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2003; Reuters reported that Bridgestone Corp. recalled 42 Steeltex radial tires on Wednesday for the same type of defect that led to a massive recall of its Wilderness tires, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA announced the recall of Steelex tires manufacture ... Continue reading
Crash Test Results for Model Year 2003 Vehicles Available
May 9, 2003
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today posted its first model year 2003 NCAP crash test results on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.gov. New model year 2003 ratings for frontal impact are provided for the Chevrolet Cavalier two-door c ... Continue reading
U.S. cites fatal head injuries in 3 SUV crash tests -UPDATE-
May 2, 2003
NEW YORK, May 2, 2003; Reuters reported that tests on three 2002 sport utility vehicles showed that passengers could have sustained severe or fatal head injuries in side-impact crashes, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The government agency said in a statement released on Thursday its findings - ... Continue reading
GM: Will Recall SUV and Pickups for Wiper Problem This Summer
May 1, 2003
DETROIT May 1, 2003; Reuters reported that General Motors said on Thursday that it will recall about 1.77 million pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to replace windshield wiper circuit boards and motor covers. The vehicles involved in this recall are some of the 1994-1997 Chevrolet C/K and GMC Sierra pickup ... Continue reading
Apr 30, 2003
DETROIT, April 29, 2003; Reuters reports tha Nissan Motor Co. will recall 268,000 vehicles to fix an engine part that could cause a fire, and was working to fix another problem that could also lead to a fire, federal safety officials said on Tuesday. The monthly list of auto recalls from the U.S. National Highway Traff ... Continue reading
GM Recalls about 570,000 Trucks and SUV's for Faulty Mirror
Apr 26, 2003
DETROIT, April 25, 2003; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. said on Friday it is recalling about 570,000 model year 1997-98 sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and vans to repair a mirror control switch that could short-circuit, resulting in a fire. GM, the world's largest automaker, said it knew of 67 report ... Continue reading
Oregon Consumers Force Nissan Recall
Apr 25, 2003
WHAT: Oregon consumers force Nissan to recall defective airbags as federal report discredits company's effort to impugn victims' attorney. WHO: A statement from Norma Brainerd of Portland, who was blinded in both eyes, was among nearly 40 people suffering moderate to severe eye injury from the deployment of the airbags ... Continue reading
South Korea GM Daewoo To Recall 8,872 Cars
Apr 22, 2003
Monday 10:46 pm ET SEOUL April 21, 2003; Dow Jones reports that GM Daewoo Automotive & Technology Co. will recall 8,872 units of its sub-midsized model Lacetti and its compact model Kalos, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation said in a statement Tuesday. The ministry said GM Daewoo found defects in bolts for ... Continue reading
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