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GM to Recall 7 Million Vehicles to Replace Takata Air Bags
Paul Sancya/Associated Press
The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
November 23, 2020Toyota Recalls Additional 1.52 Million Vehicles on Stall Risk
(Akio Kon/Bloomberg News)
Toyota Motor Corp. added 1.52 million vehicles to a recall due to potentially defective fuel pumps that may cause stalling. That brings the number of recalled Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles sold in the U.S. to 3.34 million.
October 28, 2020Tesla Is Recalling About 30,000 Imported Vehicles in China
Tesla vehicles are unloaded from car carriers before being shipped from the Port of San Francisco in February 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. is recalling about 30,000 imported Model S and Model X vehicles in China because of suspension problems, a setback for the U.S. electric-car maker just as it faces intensifying competition in the world’s largest auto market.
October 23, 2020US Rolls Out Free App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls
Early rush hour traffic rolls along an interstate in Phoenix in January. NHTSA is rolling out its SaferCar app, which alerts users to auto recalls. (Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled.
August 27, 2020Ford Recalls About 2.5 Million Vehicles for Latch, Brake Troubles
The Ford company logo stands over a row of vehicles in a Colorado dealership. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Ford is recalling about 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak.
June 11, 2020NHTSA Opts Not to Recall Takata Air Bag Inflators
(Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency will not force automakers to recall millions of newer Takata air bag inflators, citing industry research that shows the devices are safe.
May 7, 2020Nissan Recalls More Than 250,000 Vehicles to Replace Takata Air Bags
(Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News)
Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
April 2, 2020Paccar Recalls 35,671 Peterbilt Trucks for Fire Risk
A Peterbilt Model 579 comes off the production line. Paccar says it believes that only 1% of the recalled trucks are defective. (Peterbilt Motor Co.)
Peterbilt Motor Co. is recalling 35,671 trucks to repair an issue with battery cables on certain models, according to a March 18 notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
March 24, 2020Fiat Chrysler Issues Emissions-Related Recall of 863,000 Cars in US
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recalled almost 863,000 vehicles that violate U.S. emissions standards, another knock for the company after it agreed to make amends for building different trucks and SUVs that polluted more than legally allowed.
March 13, 2019Automakers Recall 1.7 Million Vehicles With Potentially Lethal Air Bags
Paul Sancya/Associated Press
DETROIT — Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.
February 8, 2019