Topic: Automotive Safety
DETROIT (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will recall about 20,000 Altima sedans to fix a potential problem that could lead to steering difficulties and cause accidents, according to U.S. safety regulators.Nissan is recalling 2011 and 2012 model year Altimas ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC has recalled 11,351 vehicles for a possible missing or incorrectly installed part that could compromise the steering column's performance in an accident, potentially increasing the risk of injury for the driver.Some of the 2011 model-year vehicles ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC has recalled 11,351 vehicles for a possible missing or incorrectly installed part that could result in loss of steering capability and increase the risk of a crash.Some of the 2011 model-year vehicles were built with a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sport utility vehicles are emerging from a long period of scrutiny with design and other changes that have markedly improved safety.Influenced by deadly Ford Explorer rollovers linked to defective Firestone tires a decade ago, SUVs now sit lower on ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that the Ford Motor Co crossover SUV Freestyle lunges forward or backward unexpectedly, according to a posting on the regulator's website.The "lunge" has resulted in 18 minor crashes and one minor injury when ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Safety regulators have upgraded an investigation into almost 60,000 BMW Mini cars for a potential steering problem associated with five minor crashes.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its Web site on Monday that the ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators said they have expanded to 2.7 million vehicles an investigation into the possibility that straps holding fuel tanks can rust and break on Ford Motor Co F-150 pickup trucks from the 1997-2001 model years.The U.S. National ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal safety regulators have opened a probe into some Ford Motor Co SUVs due to complaints that the liftgate windows can shatter without warning and are also looking at some GM and Honda SUVs for different issues.The preliminary investigations ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators are investigating 865,000 General Motors Co sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could mistakenly tell drivers their vehicles have more gas than they do.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website it ...
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Children still too young to walk are finding ways to wriggle out of protective car restraints and are increasing their risk of serious injuries, a study shows.Researchers at Yale University's School of Medicine found some children as young ...
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