Posts Tagged ‘Recall’
Ford Recalls 2.6 Million Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags And Tires
Ford has issued two safety recalls involving faulty airbags and tires that impacts 2.6 million vehicles in North America, including 275,000 in Canada. The Takata airbag issue has once again come back to bite a major automaker, with Ford being the most recent victim. The Takata airbag recall has already affected more than 42 million…
Read MoreKia Recalls Nearly 400,000 Vehicles Due To Fire Risk
Kia is recalling 379,931 vehicles, including the 2017-to-2019 Cadenza and the 2017-to-2021 Sportage, due to a risk of engine fires. The fire can result from an electrical short within the engines of affected vehicles. Kia says that the impacted vehicles should immediately be parked outside. Owners should bring the vehicles to dealerships to have the…
Read MoreMercedes To Recall 1.3M Vehicles Over Emergency Locator Glitch
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 1.29 million vehicles in the United States over an issue with its eCall emergency location system. The system is designed to send an accurate location to emergency responders in the case of an accident. However, a recently discovered glitch in the system can cause the wrong location to be sent out. Obviously,…
Read MoreFord Recalls Three Million Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags
Ford said it will recall roughly three million vehicles for faulty Takata airbag inflators. It’s yet another issue with the Takata brand that that could ruptures. The recall will cost Ford approximately $610 million. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Ford to issue the recall. The NHTSA rejected the automaker’s 2017 petition to…
Read MoreTesla Facing a Massive Recall Of More Than 158,000 Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked Tesla to make a voluntary recall. The request covers 158,716 Model S and Model X vehicles, and stems from a touchscreen glitch that can lead to the loss of safety features. The affected cars, manufactured at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility, include Tesla Model S sedans made…
Read MoreHonda Recalls 130,000 Vehicles In Canada
Japanese automaker Honda is recalling 130,000 vehicles in Canada. Affected models include the Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight, and the Acura ILX. The Canadian recall follows a similar recall of 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. Honda says 96,761 of the recalled vehicles need repairs in the drive shaft. They can break due to corrosion from…
Read MoreTesla Recalls 9,500 Vehicles Over Faulty Roofs
Tesla is recalling more than 9,500 of its Model X and Model Y vehicles over faulty roof trims and loose bolts that could be inadequately tightened. The larger recall covers 9,136 Model X cars manufactured between September 17, 2015 and July 31, 2016, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA said…
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