Topic: Automotive Safety

Kia recalls 56,000 Souls, Sorentos in US, S. Korea

DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Motors said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea due to defective wiring harnesses that could cause fires. Some harnesses supplied by Johnson ...

Regulators probe Hyundai Sonata steering

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into claims Hyundai Motor Co's best-selling car in America, the Sonata sedan, may have steering problems. There have been no injuries or accidents reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

U.S. regulators probe Hyundai Sonata steering

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. fety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into claims that Hyundai Motor Co's best-selling car in America, the Sonata sedan, may have steering problems. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials opened the preliminary investigation into the 2011 Hyundai ...
Summary Box: NHTSA looks into reports of Jeep Grand Cherokee firesFIERY CRASHES: Government safety regulators are investigating whether 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees in model years between 1993 and 2004 could catch fire in rear-end or rollover crashes. SAFETY CONCERNS: Auto safety ...
US authorities said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into a report of defective fuel tank systems in some three million Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles of the Chrysler group. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the probe into reports of ...
Summary Box: US regulators upgrade probe into engine stalling in 2005-2007 Corolla, MatrixTHE INVESTIGATION: U.S. safety regulators have intensified their investigation into complaints of engine stalling in 2005-2007 Toyota Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks. The probe covers 1.8 million vehicles. THE TARGET: ...

U.S. probes old Jeep Grand Cherokees for fire risk

DETROIT (Reuters) - Safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation of about 3 million older Jeep Grand Cherokees with fuel tanks that may present a fire risk in a crash, the regulators' website showed on Tuesday. The investigation was opened on Monday ...
NHTSA to investigate fuel tank fire claims in 3 million Jeep Grand CherokeesFederal safety officials have opened an investigation of 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees over concerns that defective fuel tanks could cause fires in crashes. The investigation is in response to ...
US authorities step up investigation into stalling Corolla engines in latest Toyota woeThe U.S. government has beefed up its investigation into Toyota's Corolla and Matrix vehicles because of a possible engine defect that might can cause them to stall. The National Highway ...

U.S. agency steps up probe into Corolla stalling

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up an investigation into the risk that up to 1.2 million Toyota Motor Corp Corolla and Matrix vehicles could stall due to defective electronic engine control units. Regulators began an engineering analysis on ...
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