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NHTSA RECALLS June 8, 2015: Mercedes, Chevrolet, Acura (Airbag), Mazda,(Airbag)

NHTSA RECALLS June 8, 2015: Mercedes, Chevrolet, Acura (Airbag), Mazda,(Airbag)

NHTSA RECALLS June 8, 2015: Mercedes, Chevrolet, Acura (Airbag), Mazda,(Airbag) ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Review - Week of June 1-7, 2015

Nutson's Automotive News Review - Week of June 1-7, 2015

Nutson's Automotive News Review - Week of June 1-7, 2015 ... Continue reading

Takata Statement before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Takata Statement before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems, today announced that Takata Holdings Inc. (“Takata”), a subsidiary of Takata Corporation, today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. T ... Continue reading

Summer Safety 101: Getting Your Ride Road Trip Ready

Summer Safety 101: Getting Your Ride Road Trip Ready

Whether historic U.S. Route 1 is your main vacation drag or you’re cruising for a day on Pacific Coast Highway or motoring west on the route that’s the best, summer means one thing to many Americans…road trip. Before you sally forth, you might want to tackle a few technical “to dos” to ensure y ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Recap - Week of May 25-31, 2015

Nutson's Automotive News Recap - Week of May 25-31, 2015

Nutson's Automotive News Recap - Week of May 25-31, 2015 ... Continue reading

Honda, Our Perspectives: Plain Speaking on the Takata Defect Announcement

Honda, Our Perspectives: Plain Speaking on the Takata Defect Announcement

Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a formal defect determination by Takata related to front airbag inflators installed in vehicles from more than 10 automakers. While the headlines that followed focused on the millions of vehicles potentially involved, regrettably, most driv ... Continue reading

Statement by American Honda Regarding Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls

Statement by American Honda Regarding Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls

Approximately 350,000 vehicles1 to be added to the prior passenger airbag inflator recall Vehicles previously covered by voluntary national driver airbag inflator Safety Improvement Campaigns (14V-351 and 15V-153) will transition into a formal recall with no new additional vehicles requiring repair Honda will add appro ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Recall for Vehicles Containing Certain Takata Airbag Inflators

Ford Expands Recall for Vehicles Containing Certain Takata Airbag Inflators

Ford is expanding its safety recalls on vehicles that have certain Takata airbag inflators after Takata declared that those inflators are defective, bringing the total number of Ford vehicles recalled for Takata airbag inflators to 1,509,535 vehicles to date. ... Continue reading

Statement by Honda Canada Regarding Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls

Statement by Honda Canada Regarding Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls

Honda will recall approximately 704,700 vehicles in Canada following a recently announced defect determination by Takata regarding the driver front airbag inflators. All of the vehicles deemed at risk in Takata’s defect determination report were already subject to previous voluntary actions taken by Honda, includi ... Continue reading

Lexus Recalls Certain Model Year 2015 NX Vehicles

Lexus Recalls Certain Model Year 2015 NX Vehicles

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it is conducting a safety recall of approximately 3,000 model year 2015 Lexus NX 200t vehicles. The subject vehicles are equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking system (ABS), Traction Control System (TRAC), and Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) which are controlled ... Continue reading

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls in North America

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls in North America

DEARBORN, Mich., May 27, 2015 – Ford is issuing two safety recalls in North America. Four minor accidents and no injuries are attributed to one of these conditions. Details are as follows: Ford issues safety recall for certain 2011-2013 Ford Taurus and Flex vehicles, Lincoln MKS and MKT vehicles, for certain 2011- ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Recap - Week of May 18-24, 2015

Nutson's Automotive News Recap - Week of May 18-24, 2015

* The week began with the unveiling of the Camaro Six, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro now in its sixth generation. As more and more automakers shun auto shows for new model reveals, Chevy did the same with a big show at Belle Isle on the Detroit River site of the Detroit Grand Prix IndyCar race. More athletic, 200 pounds li ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Call-in Car Radio | Saturday May 23, 2015

Auto Lab Call-in Car Radio | Saturday May 23, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

Porsche Recalling 918 Spyder Models

Porsche Recalling 918 Spyder Models

Precautionary recall: affected customers are being contacted directly Stuttgart. Porsche has issued a global recall for 918 Spyder models that have already been delivered. This precautionary recall for a service shop inspection affects 47 vehicles in the UK. The recall is because the electric wiring harness for the rad ... Continue reading

Consumers Ambivalent About Recalls, Autotrader Data Reveals

Consumers Ambivalent About Recalls, Autotrader Data Reveals

Automakers face an uphill battle to lure drivers to dealerships for needed repairs ATLANTA -- May 20, 2015: As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces the largest vehicle recall in U.S. history, automakers will face an uphill battle to convince the more than 34 million impacted owners to ta ... Continue reading

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